Complex sentence: In July 2012, the crew of the lifeboat received gallantry medals following a dangerous rescue, only the second time in RNLI history that all the crew of a D class inflatable lifeboat have received gallantry medals.
Split into simpler sentences: In July 2012, the crew of the Lifeboat received gallantry medals following a dangerous rescue. It is only the second time in RNLI history that all the crew of a D class inflatable lifeboat have received gallantry medals.