Latest lifeboat launches

Check our map for the latest lifeboat launches around the UK and Ireland. With an average of 24 RNLI lifeboat launches a day, 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.

Featured rescues

Rescue

Friday 12 August 2022

Teenagers make lifesaving 999 call

If you saw someone in trouble in the water, would you know what to do?

West Kirby’s D class inshore lifeboat on exercise, with four crew members onboard

Friday 15 July 2022

Lifesaving roundup: You’re behind every rescue

Icicle the handsome white cat half-submerged, clinging onto the river wall for dear life, with the lifeboat crew coming to save the day

Wednesday 6 July 2022

Icicle the cat was a whisker away from drowning

The view from the dark green sea, with land in the far distance

Thursday 30 June 2022

One mayday, two woolly bears and a chatterbox save the day

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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.