Complex sentence: The first recorded rescue using the Manby apparatus, was on 18 February 1808; with Manby himself in charge, the crew of seven were brought to safety from the Plymouth Brig "Elizabeth" stranded off the shore at Great Yarmouth.
Split into simpler sentences: The first recorded rescue using the Manby apparatus was on 18 February 1808, with Manby himself in charge. The crew of seven were brought to safety from the Plymouth Brig "Elizabeth", stranded off the shore at Great Yarmouth.