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The charity that saves lives at sea

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See some of the dramatic rescues your support made possible in 2024
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Watch: How Penlee saved 8 lives in dramatic rescue

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Become a member of the RNLI and you'll be joining a lifesaving family, working together to save every one we can.
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Add your loved one's name to Exmouth's Shannon class lifeboat and their memory will help save lives at sea
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Stay safe at the coast this winter

If you are heading to the coast, follow our safety tips to keep you and your loved ones safe
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Explore the RNLI's lifesaving history

For over 200 years, the RNLI has been saving lives at sea. Find out more about our lifesaving history.

Rescue stories your support made possible

Rhyl Volunteer Crew Member Kevin Taggart looks at the camera with a neutral expression. He is wearing crew kit and standing on a beach.
Trapped on a shrinking sandbank: 120 people rescued in Rhyl
At Rhyl Beach, 120 people are getting cut off by a rapidly incoming tide. Will the volunteers bring them to safety before it’s too late? 
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Newhaven’s lifeboat powers through the sea on a misty, grey day, with lots of spray around it
In the face of nature’s fury
Driving rain, squally conditions. All in a night’s work for Newhaven lifeboat crew.
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An RNLI inshore D class lifeboat in rough seas with three crew aboard, two lean out to reach for a child in the water on the port side of the lifeboat
Watch the moment a girl’s life is saved
Dun Laoghaire RNLI volunteers rescue a child from rough seas.
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Yarmouth’s Severn class lifeboat passes by The Needles. There is one crew member at the front of the boat on the lower deck, and five crew looking out from the upper deck.
‘It was like looking for a needle in a haystack’
When two paddleboarders go missing, seven lifeboats launch to their rescue. Will the crews find them before darkness falls?
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In an emergency at the coast, call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard.

Cullercoats Lifeboat Helm Anna Heslop on the 200 Voices podcast

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Stories of courage, triumph and tragedy from survivors, supporters, and the lifesavers of the RNLI

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True stories of courage

Visit our online magazine to read some of the most thrilling, dramatic and inspiring rescue stories carried out by RNLI lifesavers
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