Swanage RNLI

Welcome To Swanage Lifeboat Station.

An RNLI Lifeboat Station saving lives off the Dorset Coast since 1875.

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Crewed by volunteers.

Our volunteer crew come from all walks of life.

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Two lifeboats Provide 24/7 cover.

A Shannon class all weather lifeboat and a D Class inshore lifeboat

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The RNLI is a national charity.

The RNLI has over 235 lifeboat stations around the coast of the UK and Ireland.

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How could you help?.

There are lots of ways you can help, why not get in touch?

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Webcam

Our webcam updates regularly, click below to see how Swanage bay looks today.

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Fundraising events

We have a really active group of fundraisers, why not have a look at our upcoming fundraising events.

Events

Lifeboat week 2019 runs from 9-18 August. More details will follow in the coming months.

Events

The late season busy spell continues for the volunteers of the Swanage Lifeboat crew when the D Class Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) was called by the UK Coastguard during its routine Wednesday evening training.

A member of the public had found a pair of shoes on the beach and had become concerned, so had contacted the UK Coastguard via a ‘999’ call. In turn the UK Coastguard asked the ILB, already in the area, to investigate.

The ILB quickly found the wet shoes and carried out a shoreline search of the immediate area. As there were no reports of