RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea

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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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Inspirational lifesavers - part 2

swimming teacher from Zanzibar

Water women of the world

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Dover Lifeboat Station

Dover Lifeboat station

Dover Lifeboat Station

4.26am 14 November 2018

Tower Lifeboat Station RNLI Tower Lifeboat Station

RNLI Tower Lifeboat Station

Tower Lifeboat Station

10.58pm 13 November 2018

Tobermory Lifeboat Station RNLI Tobermory Lifeboat Station

RNLI Tobermory Lifeboat Station

Tobermory Lifeboat Station

10.22pm 13 November 2018

Portsmouth Lifeboat Station RNLI Portsmouth Lifeboat Station

RNLI Portsmouth Lifeboat Station

Portsmouth Lifeboat Station

9.37pm 13 November 2018

Charlie, Beau and Tristan on an inshore rescue boat

Brotherly love

The three siblings saving lives together