RNLI National news

Double royal appointment for new RNLI lifeboat, Diamond Jubilee

Emma Johnston

Eastbourne RNLI Lifeboat Station’s new £2.7 million Tamar lifeboat – which will be named Diamond Jubilee in honour of RNLI Patron, Her Majesty The Queen – took to the water for the very first time yesterday (Monday 6 February); 60 years to the day that The Queen ascended to throne...

More than 1,000 launches in 2011 for RNLI lifeboats in Scotland

Richard Smith

The RNLI launched, on average, 20 lifeboats in Scotland each week in 2011 according to the charity’s official statistics released today, (Tuesday 7 February).
The charity had another busy year – it was the RNLI’s 6th busiest year in Scotland - with 1,006 launches in Scotland during which 847 people were rescued...

RNLI statistics for Northern Ireland lifeboats and lifeguards show 373 calls answered in 2011

Niamh Stephenson

2011 saw RNLI lifeboats in Northern Ireland launch 259 times to a variety of callouts. 201 people were rescued over the course of the year by volunteer lifeboat crews who spent over 1,726 hours at sea, while the newly introduced RNLI beach lifeguards on the North coast recorded 114 incidents and helped 123 people...

RNLI launch and rescue statistics for Irish lifeboats show almost 1,000 calls for help in 2011

Niamh Stephenson

2011 saw RNLI lifeboats in Ireland launch 980 times to a varitety of callouts. 905 people were rescued over the course of the year by volunteer lifeboat crews who spent over 9,826 hours on service at sea...

Over half of RNLI lifeboat launches in 2011 to leisure boaters

Isla Reynolds

2011 saw RNLI lifeboats launch 8,905 times around the coast of the UK and Ireland, rescuing 7,976 people. Last year was the second busiest for launches according to RNLI records...

Second busiest year on record for RNLI lifeboats

Roselyne Crowther

2011 saw RNLI lifeboats launch 8,905 times around the coast of the UK and Ireland, rescuing 7,976 people. Last year was the second busiest for launches according to RNLI records...

Helensburgh RNLI Lifeboat fundraising Committee raises £3360 from curry supper

Keith Shipman

Helensburgh RNLI Fundraising team held their annual Curry Supper at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club on Friday 3rd February and raised £3360 for the charity.
Commodore of the RNCYC Jock Fleming and his wife Margaret were guests...

Howth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew aid fishing vessel in trouble with seven onboard

Niamh Stephenson

Volunteer lifeboat crew with Howth RNLI spent over ten hours on Saturday (4 February 2012) assisting a 17 metre fishing tralwer, with seven crew onboard, 36 miles north east of Howth, which was rapidly taking on water.
Howth RNLI were requested to launch their all weather lifeboat to the fishing vessel at 1...

Mayor joins Eastbourne new lifeboat appeal

Bob Jeffery

Councillor Mrs Carolyn Heaps, Mayor of Eastbourne and long term supporter of Eastbourne RNLI lifeboats, joined forces with some of the crew at the Arndale Centre this week to help collect funds for the town’s new lifeboat.
Councillor Heaps launched herself upon the public armed with a collection bucket in support of Eastbourne’s new lifeboat appeal...

RNLI Sheerness lifeboat battles blizzard conditions to stricken yacht

Barry Crayford

Sheerness all weather Trent class llifeboat ‘George and Ivy Swanson’ launched at 12.25am Sunday 5 February to the 32 foot yacht ‘Katrina’ with machinery failure...