A group picture of RNLI Penarth s crew in front of Penarth Pier. Picture: RNLI Penarth RNLI PENARTH Lifeboat Station is on the search for a keen researcher and storyteller to become their first appointed Volunteer Lifeboat Station Historian. The role will see them revealing the stories behind the town’s lifeboat station since it re-opened in 1980, as well as collecting information and statistics on the boats and launches. The volunteer will research and collect oral histories from the many people who have been involved with the station over the years. From past boat crew and family members to the hundreds of volunteers and people throughout the community who have come into contact with the station over the last 40.