RNLI lifesavers at Redcar lifeboat station to feature in new series of popular TV documentary Saving Lives at Sea.
The volunteer lifeboat crew Redcar RNLI will be taking to the small screen next Tuesday as they feature in the latest episode of the BBC TV series Saving Lives at Sea.
Real life rescue footage captured on their helmet cameras gives a frontline view of how the charity’s lifesavers risk their own lives as they go to the aid of those in danger at sea and strive to save every one.
Now in its fifth series, the 10-part documentary showcases the lifesaving work of the RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards from around the UK and Ireland. The series will air on BBC Two on Thursdays at 8pm, as well as being available on BBC iPlayer following broadcast.
Real rescue footage is accompanied by emotive interviews from the volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards alongside the people they rescue and their families.
This forthcoming episode, on Tuesday 10 November 2020, sees Redcar RNLI crew race to rescue a father and son trapped against a cliff face by the tide with the last strip of dry of land disappearing under the waves, alongside rescue stories from their colleagues at other stations and beaches around our coasts.
Cameron Bond, Helm of the Redcar lifeboat featured in the forthcoming episode, says:
‘It's great that we can showcase the lifesaving work of RNLI volunteers do in a TV programme like this. In recent months, the pandemic has presented us as lifesavers some added challenges, but we’ve continued to maintain a 24/7 search and rescue service. This year, due to Covid-19, fundraising events have been cancelled and we’ve seen a drop in our charitable income. Without the generous support and donations from the public, we wouldn’t be able to save lives at sea and it’s great to be able to share what we do with our supporters from the comfort of their own home. We need their support more than ever during these challenging times.’
During 2019, RNLI lifeboat crews around the UK and Ireland rescued 9,412 people, saving 211 lives, while the charity’s lifeguards aided 32,207 people and saved 118 lives on some of the UK’s busiest beaches.
Saving Lives at Sea begins on 17 September at 8pm on BBC Two, and will continue throughout October and November.
Notes to Editors
• Attached image shows Redcar RNLI Helm Cameron Bond. Credit RNLI/Dave Cocks
• The series is made for the BBC by Blast! Films
• Redcar lifeboat station has been operating since 1802
• Redcar currently operates a B-class lifeboat named Leicester Challenge III, paid for by the people of Leicester, and an IB1-class lifeboat named Eileen May Loach-Thomas, paid from the legacy of the late Mr Nick Thomas of Shropshire
• Any images used should be credited RNLI/Redcar unless indicated
RNLI media contacts:
• For more information please contact Dave Cocks, RNLI Lifeboat Press Officer on 07894 558 483. Alternatively, contact Clare Hopps, RNLI Press Officer, North 07824 518641 or at
[email protected], or contact RNLI Public Relations on 01202 336789;
[email protected].
Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
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