David Proud joined the coastguard service in Falmouth in 1977.
David Proud has been awarded for his 30 years of service at the RNLIMr Proud said he could not have done it "without the support from my wife and two sons"An RNLI volunteer has been given a medal for his 30 years of service in Cornwall.
He said one of his most notable callouts was in 2005 when a vessel with eight crew on board had lost all power in storm-force conditions. He said it was "the worst [conditions] he had ever been out in".Mr Proud also recalled another experience in 1978 when the RNLI was called to an incident near Maenporth beach with huge seas and a blizzard.
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