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'I didn't want them to watch daddy drown'

Your support helped to save these families. Meet the people whose lives have been changed forever by the RNLI.

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Our RNLI shops and museums are beginning to open and the college has started to welcome back hotel guests - check ahead to avoid disappointment. Our lifeboat stations remain operational but are not open to visitors.

Our lifeboats will continue to launch to those in peril at sea. We urge you to follow government instructions. But if you are at the coast, please take extra care and follow our safety advice.

Visit our lifeguarded beach page for a list of patrols now on service.

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Jessie Hillyard, Bangor RNLI’s B class Atlantic 85 lifeboat, brought Tim to safety
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Lifeboat volunteers are reluctant to call themselves a 'hero'. But who are THEIR heroes?
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Appledore Lifeboat Station

5.00pm 19 September 2020

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Sheerness Lifeboat Station Sheerness Lifeboat Station

Sheerness Lifeboat Station

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Swanage Lifeboat Station

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