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04/09/2026

Launching into the 'ber months like...

🎥 Swanage Lifeboat Station

[Visual description: Video of Swanage RNLI's all-weather lifeboat rocking in big waves, as seen from the view in the wheelhouse. The view is looking out of the window at the waves and clear blue skies as wipers wash away sea spray from the windows.]

Have you spotted the Scania truck on its travels? 👀 This special truck has been sharing our lifesaving message on a jo...
04/09/2026

Have you spotted the Scania truck on its travels? 👀

This special truck has been sharing our lifesaving message on a journey around the UK.

It’s visited Littlehampton, Norfolk, Whitley Bay, Blackpool and Scarborough.

We’re so grateful to Scania UK for helping us to share this vitally important safety message 💙

If you’ve spotted the truck in the wild, let us know in the comments 👇

📸 1: Mark Faunt, 3: Tommy Richardson.

[Visual description: A collection of images of the Scania Float to Live truck on its journey around the UK. It is photographed in a number of locations, including in front of the Blackpool Tower.]

03/09/2026

Join Colleen and Fred as they get ready for a day of face-to-face fundraising in the beautiful St Mawes, Cornwall ☀️

Showing you the behind-the-scenes of a day in this role, find out what it's like to make a real difference, helping to save lives at sea. It’s a unique job, and one that you’re going to love 💙

By sharing stories about our lifesavers, providing important water safety messages to help keep beachgoers safe and inspiring new supporters to donate, our fundraisers are a crucial part of what we do.

It’s a unique job, and one that you’re going to love 💙

From Scotland to North Yorkshire, all the way down to North Wales and Cornwall, with so many more locations in between, we have plenty of opportunities up and down the country for you to become a face-to-face fundraiser.

Apply now to join our amazing team: https://rnli.social/48KhMAG

[Visual description: A compilation of video clips showing two RNLI face-to-face fundraisers during their working day. They can be seen commuting to their location, setting up their fundraising stand with RNLI goodies and leaflets, looking through the information they share with supporters, having lunch on the beach and packing away at the end of the day to travel back home.]

02/09/2026

Launch a Memory is BACK 💙

Celebrate someone special by adding their name to a brand-new E-class lifeboat and help save lives on the River Thames.

Their name will be proudly displayed on dedicated panels across the lifeboat's centre console and engine covers, becoming part of every lifesaving launch.

Serving three of our busiest lifeboat stations:
- Gravesend RNLI
- TowerRNLI
- Chiswick RNLI (now Wandsworth Riverside)

this lifeboat will carry their memory wherever it's needed most.

Donate today and add your chosen name here: https://bit.ly/4qLfw3N

[Visual description: A blurry video of a lifeboat launching into frame from one side and out of frame the next, then we see the lifeboat without any blur launching through the Thames' waves and under the bridge.]

01/09/2026

A head injury, engine failure, the yacht taking on water, and rough waves, brothers Bill and Matt did the right thing when they sent out a Mayday distress call.

Throughout his life, Bill had heard hints and whispers of a long-lost half brother out there in the world, and after trying different genealogy agencies, he finally found Matthew.

Matthew was adopted before Bill was born, and had actually been trying to trace his parentage for 15 years, but couldn't trace his father at all... until Bill started looking.

The newly connected half-brothers discovered they shared a love of the sea, just like their late father, and so they purchased this yacht.

But on this trip, engine failure, rough waves and a head injury left them with no choice but to send out a Mayday.

Then RNLI Selsey Lifeboat arrived. As the yacht rocked dangerously, volunteer crew member Craig made an incredible jump onto a narrow 6-inch strip to reach them, assess the situation and establish a tow.

You can catch Bill and Matt's full story on Saving Lives at Sea TONIGHT on BBC Two at 8pm 💙

[Visual description: A point of view shot from a crew member's helmet cam shows the crew member picking up a first aid kit and handheld radio. He walks on the deck of the RNLI lifeboat and looks at a small yacht rocking dangerously in the sea. He manages to jump aboard the yacht and talks to the brothers onboard. He then establishes a tow between the yacht and lifeboat. Text on screen reads: POV: You rescue two sailors in distress and explains that the two casualties are long lost brothers.]

28/08/2026

Remember: Phone, Float, Throw 🛟

Heading to the coast this Bank Holiday weekend? Here’s what to do if you see anyone in trouble in the water:

1. Phone 999 to get help.
2. Encourage them to relax and Float on their back.
3. Throw rescue equipment or anything that floats to help them until emergency services arrive.

If you get into trouble in the water, remember .

Enjoy the coast, but do so safely. Visit a lifeguarded beach 💙

[Visual description: A female RNLI lifeguard falls into water and simulates struggling. A male lifeguard speaks to camera, shows a mobile phone followed by a lifebuoy. Tenby Harbour can be seen in the background.]

Can you imagine clinging to the wreckage of this aircraft in open water, miles away from land?For two Irish pilots, this...
27/08/2026

Can you imagine clinging to the wreckage of this aircraft in open water, miles away from land?

For two Irish pilots, this was real life as they were forced to ditch into the sea off the Ceredigion coast following mechanical difficulties.

They were found sitting on top of the wreckage waiting for help when they were rescued by our volunteers from New Quay Lifeboat station, RNLI Cardigan Lifeboat, RNLI Fishguard Lifeboat and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, in this emergency multi-agency response.

They received expert casualty care and a hot drink before spending one night in hospital due to shock.

We're so grateful the casualties were okay 💙

In a heart-warming show of gratitude, the pilots recently returned to New Quay Lifeboat Station to thank their rescuers, presenting a commemorative clock and an incredible €10,000 donation raised by the Irish aviation community to support our lifesaving work.

'It’s difficult to put into words how grateful we are to everyone who helped us that evening. From the moment the rescue operation began we knew we were in the hands of highly skilled professionals.

We want to thank the crews from New Quay, Cardigan and Fishguard RNLI, as well as HM Coastguard, for their incredible response and for bringing us safely home to our families.'

[Visual description: The wreckage of the crashed aircraft the pilots were clinging onto floats in the deap blue sea beneath a blue sky with light cloud.]

We're assuming you're a fan of our lifeboats and lifeguards so here's some of our favourite snaps from August 💙You’re we...
26/08/2026

We're assuming you're a fan of our lifeboats and lifeguards so here's some of our favourite snaps from August 💙

You’re welcome.

Do you recognise any of these locations? Let us know in the comments.

📷
1: Sean Ryrie
2: Chris's quest - life boat station tour
3. Tom Kerley
4: Georgia Fraser
5: Janet Snudden
6: Nigel Millard
7: Charlotte Dashfield

[Visual description: A series of photographs of various different lifeboats and lifeguards. Image one - Two RNLI all-weather lifeboats sit side by side with a rainbow arching over the top. Image two - a group of inshore lifeboat's and one all-weather lifeboat travelling across the sea. Image three - An inshore lifeboat heads across choppy waters. Image four - Two RNLI lifeguards in wetsuits walking out of the sea. Image five - An RNLI inshore lifeboat is being pulled onto the shore by a track tractor. Image six - A group of crew members wearing yellow and red RNLI kit and helmets stand at the stern of an all-weather lifeboat. Image seven - An RNLI all-weather lifeboat with 'Skegness Lifeboat' written on the stern travels across the water.]

25/08/2026

With darkness closing in and a challenging swell building, Scarborough Lifeboat Station launched to bring an injured angler home safely.

The angler was stranded on rocks and had suffered a leg injury. With difficult terrain making a land rescue risky, a Maritime and Coastguard Agency team stabilised his injury while Scarborough RNLI prepared for a lifeboat evacuation.

Despite the near-darkness and increasingly challenging conditions, the volunteer crew safely brought him back to Scarborough Lifeboat Station, where he was later taken to hospital.

Scarborough RNLI Helm Lee Marton said: 'We just needed to get them home. Conditions were challenging, but teamwork and training made all the difference.'

Between 2019 and 2024, 41 anglers lost their lives fishing around the UK coast. Wearing a lifejacket and carrying a means of calling for help could save your life ⚠️

Catch the full rescue on Saving Lives at Sea at 8pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer 💙

[Visual description: In the darkness we see a town's lights in the distance as the lifeboat launches. A large wave knocks into the crew members on the lifeboat, and then they arrive at the beach's edge. A crew member speaks to the injured man and they then transport him carefully to the lifeboat. The lifeboat launches back into the waves before helping the casualty onto the shore where paramedics and family wait.]

24/08/2026

Jellyfish sting? 🪼

Lifeguard Grace knows what to do.

[Visual description: A female RNLI lifeguard pretends to be stung by a jellyfish before talking through what to do after being stung. She demonstrates how to scrape tentacles off the skin using a card and wash the area in the sea. Text on screen reads ‘Have you been stung by a jellyfish?']

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