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Allan Grant (centre) and some of the lifeboat volunteers who saved his life, including (left) Andy Stoner
Rescue
Rescue
Hanging on: 2-hour river ordeal
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A view across sand and out beyond a harbour wall to the open sea, showing a silhouette of the lifeboat leaving the harbour. The RNLI launching tractor and shore crew are at the water’s edge, seeing them off.
Pieces of a puzzle: A special 18:24 rescue
Richard, Charlotte and Ed are sitting on their bodyboards on the sand, wearing wetsuits and still damp from the sea. They’re all smiling and their dog, Flo, sits in the middle of them.
‘Their speed saved my life – and heart’
Young RNLI lifeboat fan inside his homemade lifeboat crew member kit and orange cardboard lifeboat that he made for World Book Day
Cardboard lifeboats and other crafty crafts
A small camera on a shore-mounted tripod stands on the shoreline. The sun is setting behind it.
How to film yourself safely while paddleboarding
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Latest news releases

Margate RNLI D class inshore lifeboat
Rescue
Margate RNLI investigates report of two people and a dog cut off by the tide
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Lily (Three) and Arthur (six) meet Stormy Stan and the Easter Fair held at Whitstable RNLI on Good Friday.
Fundraising
Busy Morning at Whitstable RNLI Easter Fair
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View through open canopy of the casualty vessel, and ahead the tow line and Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat Jean Spier
Rescue
Lough Derg RNLI assist 2 people on18ft motor cruiser adrift engine failure
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Peterhead RNLI assisting the casualty vessel to Peterhead marina.
Lifeboats
Peterhead RNLI assists powerless vessel abeam of Collieston
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Rescue stories

Allan Grant (centre) and some of the lifeboat volunteers who saved his life, including (left) Andy Stoner
Rescue
Rescue
Hanging on: 2-hour river ordeal
Read more
A view across sand and out beyond a harbour wall to the open sea, showing a silhouette of the lifeboat leaving the harbour. The RNLI launching tractor and shore crew are at the water’s edge, seeing them off.
Rescue
Rescue
Pieces of a puzzle: A special 18:24 rescue
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Launch into a podcast like no other: RNLI 200 Voices

Olympic rower Helen Glover on the 200 Voices podcast
200 Voices Podcast
200 Voices Podcast
Audio gold: hear Olympic voices share their RNLI stories
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RNLI Chief Executive Mark Dowie on the 200 Voices podcast
200 Voices Podcast
200 Voices Podcast
200. A Lasting Honour: Mark Dowie
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Composer Jon Nicholls on the 200 Voices podcast
200 Voices Podcast
200 Voices Podcast
199. Home and Dry: Jon Nicholls
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Writer Helen Doe on the 200 Voices podcast
200 Voices Podcast
200 Voices Podcast
198. Righting History: Helen Doe
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Group of RNLI crew members on the beach
Saving Lives at Sea on TV
More thrilling rescue stories, emotional moments, and interviews with the brave volunteers of the RNLI.
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Dunbar crew member Becs Miller standing in kit
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