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As part of a new project aimed at reducing coastal drowning across Devon and Cornwall, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is inviting members of the public who have been rescued from the sea, or anyone who has had a ‘near miss’, to come forward and share their experiences.

Port St Mary RNLI has rescued five fishermen after their boat got into difficulty off the Isle of Man yesterday ((Thursday 8 February).

A new inshore D class lifeboat has gone on service at Fethard RNLI. The lifeboat which arrived at the Fethard lifeboat station yesterday (1 February), replaces Tradewinds, which has been used to rescue people off the Hook peninsula since 2007.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has today – Thursday 1 February – released its gender pay gap figures, in line with national regulations.

More than 100,000 schoolchildren in the Birmingham area will be safer at the seaside thanks to a new initiative launched in response to a tragic double drowning on the Welsh coast last summer.

The lifeboat charity has issued a safety warning ahead of the Easter holidays after new figures revealed more than 1,350 people found themselves in danger on the coastline of south Wales in one year.

The lifeboat charity has issued a safety warning ahead of the Easter holidays after new figures revealed more than 600 people found themselves in danger on the coastline of west Wales in one year.

In 2016 nearly 30,000 people needed the help of the RNLI’s lifeboat crews and lifeguards – so the charity is asking people to think, take more care at the coast and respect water.

In 2016 more than 2,000 people were rescued from the seas around the south east coast of England* in 2016, prompting a plea from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for people to take more care at the coast and respect water.

In 2016, 55 people needed the help of the RNLI’s lifeboat crews across the Isle of Man coastline– so the charity is asking people to think, take more care at the coast and respect the water.

Fifty people returned home to their families after being saved by RNLI crews across the north Wales coast last year.

In 2016 London’s lifeboats launched on 758 occasions, prompting a plea from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for people to take more care when on or near the River Thames.