Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

Largs RNLI volunteers attend Scotland’s first Woman in Search and Rescue Event

On Saturday 25 October 2025, three volunteers from Largs RNLI joined 35 women from across Scotland at the event held in Inverness. Held at HM Coastguard Highland facility, the event hosted by Kessock ...

Father joins son for first lifeboat callout as RNLI Littlestone crew race to help ‘struggling swimmer’ off Hythe

A proud father joined his son on his first lifeboat shout as RNLI crew as the team launched to reports of a “struggling swimmer” out at sea.

RNLI rescue 10m yacht off Dorset coast before nightfall

It has now been confirmed by the RNLI in Lyme Regis that the yacht had lost power and all of its electrical systems 10 miles south of West Bay. Volunteers at Lyme Regis lifeboat station launched their ...
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The Lost Boys: It's OK to Cry

In the winter of 2004, a group of Chinese cockle pickers lost their lives in the cold waters of Morecambe Bay after being caught unaware by fast-rising tides and the bay’s treacherous geographic ...
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

West Dorset RNLI lifeboats assist yacht with engine and electrical failure

Shortly after they had rehoused their lifeboat after a routine Sunday morning training session, the volunteers at Lyme Regis RNLI were summoned back to the boathouse to go to the assistance of a ...