What we do
Andy Thomas
'Had we not been there, there's no doubt that we would have seen people drown. There was a lot of panic in the water, and people were calling for help as they were being swept out.'
Beach Lifeguard Supervisor
Safety and prevention
The RNLI aims to save lives by changing attitudes and behaviour among people who use the sea regularly.
Lifeguards
RNLI lifeguards patrol more than 100 beaches in the UK in peak season and assisted almost 10,000 people last year.
Lifeboats
Last year RNLI lifeboats rescued almost 8,000 people, an average of 21 people a day.
