At near low tide with very strong southerly winds gusting to severe gale force 9, Southend RNLI volunteers launched B-885 at 11.33am. They were tasked to search west of Southend pier along the Ray ...

Two people were cut off by the incoming tide at Deepgrove Wyke, around one mile from Sandsend. Whitby RNLI were also tasked, launching with their Shannon Class all weather lifeboat 13-49 Lois Ivan.

Thank you to all the Co-op members from Co-op at Newlyn, Queens Square and Market Jew Street who nominated Penlee Lifeboat for the funds which will help our RNLI volunteer crews to save lives at sea.

Burnham-on-Sea Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Doris Day and Brian, was quickly launched, with the four man crew proceeding to look for the casualty craft. After further information from coastguard, it was ...

Bright orange Class D lifeboat, Alderman Penny Shelton and little blue tractor will be parked alongside the Kings Head, as well as a stall brimming with RNLI Christmas cards and stocking fillers.

A second Shannon, also from the charity’s relief fleet, will arrive on station early next week to enhance the crew training capability. The two assets will berth in Pendennis Marina, alongside the ...

Our RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew were paged at 8.48am to launch Fleetwood’s all-weather lifeboat Kenneth James Pierpoint. A 34ft yacht with two casualties onboard sent out a Mayday call requesting ...

Ancestry’s partnership with the RNLI will see two centuries of RNLI records digitised and hosted on Ancestry.co.uk for the first time, streamlining a process that previously required manually ...

The fisherman had been swept off rocks into the sea at Black Craig, near Usan. Although managing to climb back onto rocks, he had a suspected ankle injury and could not move from his location, which ...

The inshore lifeboat helmed by Elliot Kearns and with crew members Finn Mullen, Jack Delaney, and Mark Vaughan onboard, launched immediately and the crew were promptly on scene to assess the situation ...

During the night of 26th November 1954, a ferocious storm hit the United Kingdom causing much damage. At Brawdy, a gust of 132mph was recorded. Ten miles West North West of the Smalls lighthouse the ...

The Duke of Gloucester recognised the outstanding bravery and commitment of local staff and volunteers serving at Donaghadee Lifeboat Station during a special visit to the town on Tuesday19 November.