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

The crew at Lough Swilly carry a sheep to safety on their lifeboat

Rescue

Wednesday 13 April 2022

Your next read: Saved from the Waves

Head out on a rather unusual rescue with the crew at Lough Swilly. In this extract from the new book Saved from the Waves, John McCarter, Lifeboat Operations Manager, describes a memorable call out to a stranded sheep.

Hayling Island Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat Derek Battle being launched on a training exercise

Tuesday 29 March 2022

Hayling Island: Free-falling off the waves

Friday 25 March 2022

Porthcawl rescue: ‘The waves kept getting bigger and bigger’

Port St Mary lifeboat crew rescue 3 sailors

Monday 14 March 2022

Our winter rescue roundup

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