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Mayday 2019 is coming
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Mayday 2019 is coming

Join our yellow-themed annual fundraising campaign this May to raise money for lifesaving kit

What is Mayday?
RNLI lifeboat crew in full kit standing on a tilting deck of the City of Sheffield, a Tyne class lifeboat in rough sea where there is lots of white sea spray.

What is Mayday?

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A tray of cupcakes hand decorated by RNLI fundraisers for Mayday 2016. Lots of different colours and patterns adorn the tops of the cupcakes.

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Saving lives at home and abroad
Swimming lesson in Bangladesh

Saving lives at home and abroad

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'I thought we'd be fine'
Moelfre lifeboat crew looking to camera with back to sea

'I thought we'd be fine'

Bring the seaside home with RNLI Shop
Jessica Hogarth tea towel from RNLI Shop

Bring the seaside home with RNLI Shop

Join our lifesaving team that keeps people safe across the UK and Ireland

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

Margate lifeboat crew rescue stranded fishing vessel
Margate Lifeboat crew rescue stranded fishing vessel

Margate lifeboat crew rescue stranded fishing vessel

Six rowers rescued from the Thames by Chiswick lifeboat crew
Six rowers rescued from the Thames by Chiswick RNLI

Six rowers rescued from the Thames by Chiswick lifeboat crew

Adrift: Surviving a hurricane at sea
A still from the film Adrift

Adrift: Surviving a hurricane at sea

Water women of the world
swimming teacher from Zanzibar

Water women of the world

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Meet our volunteers
Group of RNLI volunteers on the beach at St Ives

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Latest lifeboat launches

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Gravesend Lifeboat Station

1.38am 19 April 2019

Aberdeen Lifeboat Station RNLI Aberdeen Lifeboat Station

Aberdeen Lifeboat Station

12.52am 19 April 2019

Aberdeen Lifeboat Station RNLI Aberdeen Lifeboat Station

Aberdeen Lifeboat Station

12.52am 19 April 2019

Aberdeen Lifeboat Station RNLI Aberdeen Lifeboat Station

Aberdeen Lifeboat Station

12.44am 19 April 2019

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Dwynwen Parry saving lives at sea

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