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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.
Lifeboat crews have just launched
Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station launched 3 hours ago
Launch time
5.12pm 25 January 2025
Lifeboat class
Hovercraft
Lifeboat number
H-004
Hartlepool Lifeboat Station
Launch time
4.21pm 25 January 2025
Lifeboat class
Trent
Lifeboat number
14-37
Burry Port Lifeboat Station
Launch time
2.08pm 25 January 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-882
Dungeness Lifeboat Station
Launch time
11.53am 25 January 2025
Lifeboat class
Shannon
Lifeboat number
13-02
Kinghorn Lifeboat Station
Launch time
11.53am 25 January 2025
Lifeboat class
B-Class
Lifeboat number
B-836
Burry Port Lifeboat Station
Launch time
11.31am 25 January 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-882
Horton and Port Eynon Lifeboat Station
Launch time
11.18am 25 January 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-824
Falmouth Lifeboat Station
Launch time
7.26am 25 January 2025
Lifeboat class
B-Class
Lifeboat number
B-916
Littlestone-on-Sea Lifeboat Station
Launch time
1.51am 25 January 2025
Lifeboat class
B-Class
Lifeboat number
B-922
Dover Lifeboat Station
Launch time
1.51am 25 January 2025
Lifeboat class
Severn
Lifeboat number
17-31
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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
