Launch Authorities play a critical role in station operations. They are responsible for authorising and overseeing launches, ensuring that all safety, procedural, and operational standards are met ...
On Sunday 05 March at 10.39am Islay RNLI were requested to launch immediately by HM Coastguard UK to a distress signal from an emergency positioning beacon. The location was reported to be coming from ...
On Easter Saturday (4 April), crowds braved the wind and rain to take part in an inaugural RNLI themed Easter Trail along the ...
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has launched a five-episode podcast to mark 25 years since the rollout of its ...
Volunteer helm Dan Sinclair and his friend Nathan Siddans are entering the final stretch of their incredible fundraising ...
On Monday at 09.42 am (6 April 2026), the volunteer crew members of Beaumaris RNLI received a request from HM Coastguard to ...
Wick Lifeboat maintained close safety cover, holding position nearby and monitoring the vessel’s condition while awaiting ...
A coastguard mobile team on shore kept the drifting kite in sight and provided updates, helping to vector both lifeboats to its location. The ILB crew recovered the kite from the ...
Izzy had made a journey eastwards of approximately 60 nautical miles; from near the home of the RNLI in Poole to be spotted ...
Hove resident Norman Cook, perhaps better known as DJ Fatboy Slim, visited Shoreham RNLI on Tuesday 31 March to meet some of the staff and volunteers and express his support for the charity's work. He ...
We congratulate lifeboat crewmember Megan Rundle, on reaching Tier one status, at Burnham-on-Sea. She was originally due for ...
The volunteer crew launched the Burnham-on-Sea Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Doris Day and Brian, less that an hour before high water ...