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Arbroath's B class inshore lifeboat with four crew onboard glides across grey seas under overcast skies

A gift in your Will is our protection at sea

6 in 10 lifeboat launches are only possible thanks to gifts in Wills. Leave a lifesaving legacy and help save lives at sea
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We are the RNLI

The charity that saves lives at sea

Three lifeboat crew members in full kit brace against rough seas and spray on the rear deck of an all-weather lifeboat

Bring crews safely home

Help save lives and bring volunteers home safely
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Help save lives at sea with a cup of tea

Gather your friends and host a Cuppa for the Crew to raise lifesaving funds!
Photo of a busy beach in Boscombe during the summer lifeguard season.

RNLI Summer Appeal

Will you help RNLI lifesavers keep people safe at the coasts?
A side view of a fully clothed man floating on his back in the water

Float to Live

If you're struggling in the water, Float to Live. Knowing how could save you or someone you love.
An RNLI Shannon class lifeboat sits in the yard at the All-weather Lifeboat Centre lifeboat factory beneath the RNLI lifeboats logo.

Where are you on your lifesaving journey?

Whether you are planning to leave a gift in your Will to the RNLI or just considering it – let us know.
Black and white photo of lifeboat crew members carry injured men out of the water and onto the beach

RNLI Stories of Courage

Discover and share accounts of RNLI bravery during the Second World War as we mark 80 years since its end.
Black and white heritage portrait image of Ballycotton RNLI Coxswain Patrick Sliney wearing oilskins and a hat

Explore the RNLI's lifesaving history

For over 200 years, the RNLI has been saving lives at sea. Find out more about our lifesaving history.

Rescue stories your support made possible

Anstruther Lifeboat Crew Member Stuart Hoggan watching on from the rocks as the Coastguard rescue helicopter comes into land on the adjacent beach.
Rescue
Rescue
A loose rock and a 5m fall: How one scrambler survived
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Porthcawl Lifeboat Station’s Chris Missen, holding up his Bronze Medal for Gallantry
The makings of a medal-earning rescue
A black and white photograph showing a uniformed coastguard officer holding the arms of two of the crew from the Foremost and helping them walk them down a busy road, which is crowded with people.
The Foremost rescue: A story of immense bravery
Allan Grant (centre) and some of the lifeboat volunteers who saved his life, including (left) Andy Stoner
Hanging on: 2-hour river ordeal
Richard, Charlotte and Ed are sitting on their bodyboards on the sand, wearing wetsuits and still damp from the sea. They’re all smiling and their dog, Flo, sits in the middle of them.
‘Their speed saved my life – and heart’
All rescue stories

In an emergency at the coast, call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard.

Cullercoats Lifeboat Helm Anna Heslop on the 200 Voices podcast

Listen to the 200 Voices podcast

Stories of courage, triumph and tragedy from survivors, supporters, and the lifesavers of the RNLI

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Latest lifeboat launches

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Severn class lifeboat breaking through waves

True stories of courage

Visit our online magazine to read some of the most thrilling, dramatic and inspiring rescue stories carried out by RNLI lifesavers
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