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The charity that saves lives at sea

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HM King Charles III announced as RNLI’s Patron

The RNLI is proud to announce that His Majesty King Charles III is the new Patron of the lifesaving charity.
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Launch a Memory

Add your loved one's name to Exmouth's Shannon class lifeboat and their memory will help save lives at sea
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Poole Lifeboat Festival

Join us for a celebration of lifesaving, with music, food, fun and activities at our free festival weekend on 18-19 May
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Join the Mayday Mile challenge

Take on a mile a day in May and help raise vital lifesaving funds for the RNLI
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Write or update your Will for free in Ireland

This Free Wills Month Ireland, book your free, face-to-face appointment with a solicitor
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Find your nearest lifeguarded beach

Keep you and your loved ones safe at the seaside by choosing a lifeguarded beach.
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RNLI 200 voices

Listen to our new podcast as we share true tales of how the RNLI has touched lives for almost 200 years

Rescue stories your support made possible

Yarmouth’s Severn class lifeboat passes by The Needles. There is one crew member at the front of the boat on the lower deck, and five crew looking out from the upper deck.
‘It was like looking for a needle in a haystack’
When two paddleboarders go missing, seven lifeboats launch to their rescue. Will the crews find them before darkness falls?
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Two crew members from Fowey RNLI in their inshore lifeboat
Stuck on the rocks
What would you do if you saw your 13-year old daughter pulled out to sea on an inflatable paddleboard? 
What would you do?
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A battle against the storm
7 crew members. 16 hours at sea. Force 10 winds. 3 lives saved.
 
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Choose a beach patrolled by RNLI lifeguards and stay safe this summer
RNLI lifeguards on duty this summer
The 2024 lifeguarding season starts soon. And while our first thoughts may be of sun, sea, sand and good times, RNLI lifeguards on duty all around the UK and Channel Islands are thinking beach safety. Before you and your loved ones head out, do you know how to keep safe at the beach?
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200 Voices: Michael Whiteley

Hear Michael recount what's it like to be saved by the RNLI in Episode 189 of the RNLI 200 Voices podcast

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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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