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Trent Class Lifeboat - The RNLI’s Lifeboat Fleet - RNLI

Trent Class Lifeboat - The RNLI’s Lifeboat Fleet - RNLI

B Class Atlantic Lifeboat - One Of The Fastest RNLI Lifeboats

B Class Atlantic Lifeboat - One Of The Fastest RNLI Lifeboats

When the call to rescue comes in, lifeboat crews have to be able to launch quickly and safely. But getting lifeboats in and out of the water is not always as simple as it sounds and often requires a creative solution! Many of our lifeboats are launched by slipways, some are lowered onto the water on davits, and others are reached by boarding boats. From floating boathouses to tractors and special lifting mechanisms, we take a look at all the ways our lifeboats launch on this #WorldCreativityandI

When the call to rescue comes in, lifeboat crews have to be able to launch quickly and safely. But getting lifeboats in and out of the water is not always as simple as it sounds and often requires a creative solution! Many of our lifeboats are launched by slipways, some are lowered onto the water on davits, and others are reached by boarding boats. From floating boathouses to tractors and special lifting mechanisms, we take a look at all the ways our lifeboats launch on this #WorldCreativityandI

22.9K viewsApr 21, 2022

Tamar Class Lifeboat - The RNLI’s Lifeboat Fleet - RNLI

Tamar Class Lifeboat - The RNLI’s Lifeboat Fleet - RNLI

What We Do To Save Lives at Sea - Lifeboat Search and Rescue

What We Do To Save Lives at Sea - Lifeboat Search and Rescue

Launching in the dark looks pretty scary, but our crew launch day or night, no matter what the conditions are 🌊 This hovercraft has been stationed at RNLI Hoylake Lifeboat Station for nine years. Because of the local landscape, it's a vital asset to ensure the crew can launch quickly in an emergency. #RNLI #Lifeboats #Hovercraft | RNLI

Launching in the dark looks pretty scary, but our crew launch day or night, no matter what the conditions are 🌊 This hovercraft has been stationed at RNLI Hoylake Lifeboat Station for nine years. Because of the local landscape, it's a vital asset to ensure the crew can launch quickly in an emergency. #RNLI #Lifeboats #Hovercraft | RNLI

18.1K viewsMay 14, 2025

As the demand for our services has grown, we've found faster and safer ways to launch our lifeboats. We're busier than ever and saving just seconds can make all the difference whilst saving lives at sea. | RNLI

As the demand for our services has grown, we've found faster and safer ways to launch our lifeboats. We're busier than ever and saving just seconds can make all the difference whilst saving lives at sea. | RNLI

225.7K viewsNov 22, 2019

RNLI Lifeboats – Explore The Lifeboats In The RNLI Fleet

Ever wondered how our inshore lifeboats handle huge waves? Here’s your front row seat! 🌊 This epic training video shows the RNLI Redcar lifeboats taking on some serious swell, and showing off the skill, teamwork and bravery it takes to face the sea head on. This incredible footage gives a behind-the-scenes look at how our volunteer crews train to handle big waves safely and effectively. Whether it’s a real shout or a training exercise, staying sharp in tough conditions is vital. [Video descript

288.3K views10 months ago

And away they go! For many stations, launching their lifeboat starts with a journey down a slipway before ploughing into the water beneath... We hope you enjoy this trip to Shoreham, The Lizard, Tenby, Cromer, Moelfre and Padstow as they each launch their Tamar class lifeboats! | RNLI

510.8K viewsOct 1, 2020

Lifeboat Crew Training - Find Out What It Takes - RNLI

Inshore lifeboat tackles some big waves in rough weather training

6K viewsOct 6, 2020

From blueprint to lifeboat, how long does it take a new Shannon class lifeboat to launch? Around 18 months, actually! And our latest Shannon, due to go on service at RNLI Pwllheli Lifeboat / Bad Achub Pwllheli, recently had its first taste of water… | RNLI

197.5K viewsJan 18, 2021

Our crews are on call 24/7, come rain or shine. The Tamar lifeboat was the first to be fitted with an integrated electronic Systems and Information Management System (SIMS), allowing our crews to operate the all-weather lifeboat from the safety of their shock-absorbing seats. When crashing through the waves, the Tamar’s pioneering seat design absorbs most of the energy on impact, reducing the strain on crew members’ backs. Innovations that help us to save lives at sea. @AroundTenby video of @Ten

451.8K viewsMay 25, 2023

The combined might of three lifeboats was required yesterday to save a stricken 4,000-tonne ship in huge seas off the Irish coast. Dunmore East's Trent, Kilmore's Tamar and Rosslare's Severn class, which are fuelled and maintained thanks to your generous donations, battled 6m swells for 12 hours to ensure the cargo vessel was saved from perishing on the rocks. An incredible job yet again by our magnificent lifeboats and dedicated volunteer crew members, who couldn't do it without your support. |

12M viewsOct 21, 2020

Silver Medal Rescue: How Penlee lifeboat crew saved 8 lives in a storm

40.6K viewsJun 28, 2024

RNLI Shannon Class Boat Tour - Take a look onboard the all weather Life Boat

155.1K viewsJun 29, 2016

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D Class Lifeboat - The Workhorse Of The RNLI For Over 60 Years

Rough weather lifeboat rescues by the RNLI in 2020

167.8K viewsJan 22, 2021

RNLI Lifeboat Fleet - Inshore Rescue Boats

Data reveals RNLI lifeboat crews launched over 9,000 times last year | RNLI

Happy New Year everyone! 🎉 [Visual description: RNLI lifeboats launching down a variety of slipways and from a tractor, causing big splashes when they hit the water.] #RNLI #Lifeboats #LifeboatLaunch #NewYear | RNLI

96K views4 months ago

RNLI Rescue Hovercraft - The RNLI’s Lifeboat Fleet

Since 1866, the Lifeboat Fund has helped us save lives at sea by raising money to pay for new lifeboats, buy kit, equipment and training for lifeboat crews and lifeguards. Our longest serving supporter and one of the biggest single contributors to the RNLI. | RNLI

38.7K viewsJun 6, 2019

How do lifeboats self-right?

Throughout our 200 years of lifesaving a lot has changed, including our lifeboats. From the rowing and sailing lifeboats of our early days, to the modern RNLI fleet today, take a look at how far we’ve come since our founding in 1824. Our lifeboats have come a long way in the past 200 years. But they are still designed, made and launched to save lives. Become an RNLI member and help us continue to save every one we can: https://rnli.social/3Oiq2gO #RNLI200 #Lifeboats #RNLI #History #SavingLivesAt

11.4K viewsJan 29, 2024

Not all lifeboats are the same. We use different types of boat in different places, but nearly half of our 238 stations have a D Class inshore lifeboat. Small, agile and fast, the D Class has been saving lives for over 50 years. It's time to meet the workhorse of the RNLI. | RNLI

69.8K viewsFeb 23, 2018

Six Spectacular Slipways - Launching Lifeboats at the RNLI

470K viewsSep 25, 2020

North Sea Lifeboats: How the RNLI saves lives in this treacherous patch of water

40.3K viewsAug 21, 2024

Whitby Lifeboat Station - RNLI Lifeboat Stations

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