RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea

The difference you made in 2017

22 PEOPLE AIDED A DAY BY LIFEBOAT CREWS

753K+ YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED WITH SAFETY TIPS

24K+ PEOPLE AIDED BY RNLI LIFEGUARDS

8,436 LIFEBOAT LAUNCHES

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Link to RNLI lifeguarding page

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Our lifeguards patrol over 240 beaches across the UK and Channel Islands

Link to RNLI Shop

Lifeboat bath toy

You can buy lifesaving gifts at RNLI Shop

Inspirational lifesavers - part 2

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Water women of the world

Meet our volunteers

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Meet our volunteers

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Latest lifeboat launches

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Harwich Lifeboat Station RNLI Harwich Lifeboat Station

RNLI Harwich Lifeboat Station

Harwich Lifeboat Station

1.57am 19 June 2018

Tower Lifeboat Station RNLI Tower Lifeboat Station

RNLI Tower Lifeboat Station

Tower Lifeboat Station

1.44am 19 June 2018

Burnham-on-Crouch Lifeboat Station Burnham on Crouch lifeboat station

Burnham on Crouch lifeboat station

Burnham-on-Crouch Lifeboat Station

8.23pm 18 June 2018

Buckie Lifeboat Station

Buckie Lifeboat Station

Buckie Lifeboat Station

6.16pm 18 June 2018

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