Rescue
Last year was a busy one for your RNLI lifesavers. Here’s how your support powered their lifesaving.
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Check our map for the latest lifeboat launches around the UK and Ireland. Our lifeboat crews aid an average of 35 people a day, so there’s most likely a lifeboat crew out right now saving lives.
Powered by our crew pager system, the map shows recent lifeboat launches from our coastal and inland lifeboat stations in the last 48 hours.
You can see if your local lifeboat station has had a recent lifeboat launch. Or just get an overall view of RNLI latest launches across the UK and Ireland. By selecting a lifeboat launch on the map, you can find out the name of the lifeboat station and the time and date of the lifeboat launch. You can also visit the lifeboat station’s page to discover more about it.
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Our tractors have been behind our lifeboat launches for 100 years
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Our tractors have been hidden heroes for 100 years!
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We have 260 launching vehicles in our fleet
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We have 260 launching vehicles in our fleet
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Launching vehicles are relied upon by 84% of our lifeboat stations, including Workington that uses a davit system (crane)!
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84% of our lifeboat stations rely on launching vehicles, including Workington that uses a davit system (crane)!
Discover more about the hidden heroes behind our launches
We can only launch with your support
RNLI lifeboat launches are powered by you, our generous supporters. Without you, our brave lifeboat volunteers couldn’t save lives at sea. You’re behind every life saved and every family reunited. Thank you for making every lifeboat launch possible.
296 Lives saved in 2021
8,868 Lifeboat launches
143,900 Lives saved in RNLI history - and counting
35 People aided by our crews every day on average
