There are few things as exhilarating as an open water swim. Here are nine great cold water swimming accessories to make your next swim even better than your last!
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You can help crews get there in time
Will you be the difference between just in time and too late? Donate to our Mayday Appeal.
We are the RNLI
The charity that saves lives at sea
how to float to live
If you get into difficulty in the water, follow five simple steps to float.
join a force for good
Become a member of the RNLI and you'll be joining a lifesaving family, working together to save every one we can.
Find your nearest lifeguarded beach
Keep you and your loved ones safe at the seaside by choosing a lifeguarded beach.
Launch a Memory
Add your loved one's name to Exmouth's Shannon class lifeboat and their memory will help save lives at sea
RNLI 200: A story of kindness
With your support, this story of kindness can continue. Will you help us mark 200 years of lifesaving?
Shop and save lives at sea
Everything you buy from the RNLI shop helps support lifeboat crews and lifeguards in their mission to save every one they can
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
From fixing the wire rigging to restoring the tiny sails, retired Whitby Coxswain Pete Thomson transforms an historic lifeboat model passed down through the generations.
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Dun Laoghaire RNLI volunteers rescue a child from rough seas.
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As the RNLI celebrates 200 years of saving lives at sea, we look back at how women have helped shape the charity into the mighty lifesaving service it is today.
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Latest lifeboat launches
Latest launchesAppledore Lifeboat Station launched 1 hour ago
Launch time
10.11pm 17 January 2025
Lifeboat class
Tamar
Lifeboat number
16-16
Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station
Launch time
5.09pm 17 January 2025
Lifeboat class
Trent
Lifeboat number
14-34
Howth Lifeboat Station
Launch time
3.23pm 17 January 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-796
Bangor Lifeboat Station
Launch time
1.43pm 17 January 2025
Lifeboat class
B-Class
Lifeboat number
B-805
Oban Lifeboat Station
Launch time
12.36pm 17 January 2025
Lifeboat class
Trent
Lifeboat number
14-23
Dart Lifeboat Station
Launch time
11.19am 17 January 2025
Lifeboat class
B-Class
Lifeboat number
B-926
Howth Lifeboat Station
Launch time
5.18pm 16 January 2025
Lifeboat class
Trent
Lifeboat number
14-33
Cleethorpes Lifeboat Station
Launch time
4.13pm 16 January 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-757
Newhaven Lifeboat Station
Launch time
1.05pm 16 January 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-774
Tenby Lifeboat Station
Launch time
12.47pm 16 January 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-812
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