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 UK Coastguard asked for the Swanage Lifeboat to launch to investigate a small, drifting, dinghy reported by a passing vessel. The dinghy may have shown signs of being occupied and could be a hazard to other traffic in the area. The lifeboat launched and headed to the reported position, 4nm NE of Peveril Ledge, knowing that the dinghy would have drifted from that position since the report in the south-westerly wind.

A possible new position for the dinghy was plotted using tidal information and leeway data and the lifeboat proceeded to this location, more than a mile further