A round-up of the latest rescues conducted by the RNLI. Boats and boating rescues from around the UK.
More than 40 rescue vessels, including both current and historical RNLI lifeboats as well as international boats, have celebrated the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) 200th anniversary. The mile-long flotilla met last weekend in Poole, Dorset, and featured more than 20 historic RNLI lifeboats, the current lifeboat fleet including the most modern 25-knot lifeboat, the […]
Fishing crews are being encouraged to attend a course designed to save their lives at sea, after one man expressed his shock at ‘just how serious’ trawling can be when someone falls in the water. “The RNLI has been launching to the aid of fishing crews for 200 years,” says Frankie Horne, RNLI commercial fishing […]
Helly Hansen is donating 25 per cent of all UK online sales during May to the RNLI. This is a practice it adopted in 2018 to support the charity in raising funds ahead of the summer season. Donations go towards RNLI lifesavers, helping to ensure they have the essential resources to keep the public safe, […]
Engine manufacturer Scania UK has partnered with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The three-year partnership builds on Scania’s existing support for the RNLI’s vehicles, which use Scania Power Solutions engines. These include both the RNLI’s Shannon Class all-weather lifeboat and the Shannon Launch and Recovery System (SLARS). The partnership will also see Scania UK […]
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is marking its 200th anniversary today. The lifesaving charity has released new figures showing its volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved 146,277 lives in the UK and Ireland during its two centuries of lifesaving — an average of two lives saved every day for 200 years. Founded in […]
As the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary (4 March), the charity has brought some of its rich history to life with the release of a stunning collection of colourised images. From community events to candid snapshots, 11 black and white images have been painstakingly cleaned and colourised with folds, […]
Six RNLI volunteers with 189 years of service between them are among those who have been recognised by King Charles in the New Year’s Honours for their contribution to the charity, which marks its 200th anniversary on 4 March 2024. The volunteers included in the annual honours, which marks the achievements and service of extraordinary […]
British sailor Pip Hare has been rescued by the RNLI after running aground off Cornwall. “I am pretty devastated about everything that happened. I managed to sleep through a lot of alarms and run aground off the coast of Cornwall on my delivery home from the Return to Base race,” Hare says. The incident happened […]
A 13-year-old boy has been hailed by Fowey RNLI in the UK, after his quick-thinking actions helped save his grandfather’s life. Skipper David Richards has told of the moment his grandson Henry swung into action after David fell overboard during a sailboat race off Cornwall on the UK’s south coast. On Saturday 23 September, 70-year-old […]
Two people have been rescued from an 18m Princess motor cruiser named Peroni, which went up in flames off the Isle of Wight on the UK’s south coast. Images taken by the RNLI capture the devastation during the blaze, which broke out on 11 November. The crew had taken to a small tender that they […]
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has launched a new fundraising initiative to mark the charity’s bicentenary next year. Supported by the RNLI’s corporate partner GJW Direct, All Hands on Deck is a drive to get sailing clubs across the UK and Ireland to create a fundraising event to raise money to support the RNLI’s […]