Latest lifeboat launches
Check our map for the latest lifeboat launches around the UK and Ireland. Our lifeboat crews aid an average of 29 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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Exmouth Lifeboat Station launched 1 hour ago
Launch time
10.39am 7 December 2024
Lifeboat class
Shannon
Lifeboat number
13-03
Teddington Lifeboat Station
Launch time
2.56am 7 December 2024
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-874
Sheerness Lifeboat Station
Launch time
12.11am 7 December 2024
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-815
Whitstable Lifeboat Station
Launch time
12.08am 7 December 2024
Lifeboat class
B-Class
Lifeboat number
B-877
Kyle of Lochalsh Lifeboat Station
Launch time
4.44pm 6 December 2024
Lifeboat class
B-Class
Lifeboat number
B-856
Torbay Lifeboat Station
Launch time
1.03pm 6 December 2024
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
BB-544
Porthdinllaen Lifeboat Station
Launch time
11.59am 6 December 2024
Lifeboat class
Tamar
Lifeboat number
16-24
Sheerness Lifeboat Station
Launch time
11.24am 6 December 2024
Lifeboat class
Shannon
Lifeboat number
13-38
Barra Island Lifeboat Station
Launch time
11.20am 6 December 2024
Lifeboat class
Severn
Lifeboat number
17-12
Falmouth Lifeboat Station
Launch time
10.34am 6 December 2024
Lifeboat class
B-Class
Lifeboat number
B-916
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269 lives saved in 2023
9,192 lifeboat launches in 2023
146,000+ lives saved in RNLI history - and counting
29 people aided by our crews every day on average