Throughout the 200-year history of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), the charity has spearheaded innovation and adapted to the challenging circumstances of saving lives at sea. In 1861, ...

A new mosaic celebrating the history of the lifeboat in the south of the Isle of Man has been unveiled to mark the 200th anniversary of the RNLI. The nautical-themed artwork is located in a seaside ...

On Wednesday 29 October 2025, Wells RNLI will pause to remember the eleven lifeboatmen who lost their lives 145 years ago in ...

An RNLI lifeboat station in south Wales is to become the first in the UK to have its own local volunteer historian. They will collect the history of the station in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, which ...

A new £322,000 lifeboat has launched in Arbroath thanks to the legacy of a frequent visitor to the Angus town. The Atlantic 85 lifeboat, called the B-954 June Marshall, replaces a similar vessel from ...

Tynemouth RNLI and the Tyne and Wear lifeguards have marked a milestone in the RNLI’s 200th anniversary scroll relay. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, you can get unlimited ...

A new Shannon class lifeboat is coming to Larne RNLI. The lifeboat will replace the station’s all-weather Trent class ...

Kessock RNLI have made history by hosting Scotland’s first ever Women in Search and Rescue event, to celebrate the vital ...