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 launchesShoreham Harbour Lifeboats launched 4 hours ago
Launch time
9.23pm 8 March 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-784
Sunderland Lifeboat Station
Launch time
6.57pm 8 March 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-879
Rye Harbour Lifeboat Station
Launch time
6.35pm 8 March 2025
Lifeboat class
B-Class
Lifeboat number
B-900
Morecambe Lifeboat Station
Launch time
4.07pm 8 March 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-855
Bembridge Lifeboat Station
Launch time
3.26pm 8 March 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-778
Barmouth Lifeboat Station
Launch time
3.17pm 8 March 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-814
West Kirby Lifeboat Station
Launch time
2.58pm 8 March 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-883
Hoylake Lifeboat Station
Launch time
2.58pm 8 March 2025
Lifeboat class
Hovercraft
Lifeboat number
H-005
Rock Lifeboat Station
Launch time
2.45pm 8 March 2025
Lifeboat class
D-Class
Lifeboat number
D-772
Bembridge Lifeboat Station
Launch time
2.13pm 8 March 2025
Lifeboat class
Tamar
Lifeboat number
16-17
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