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

Swanage’s all weather Shannon class lifeboat was requested to launch this afternoon when a motorboat reported sighted what appeared to be a person in the water 16Nm SSE of Swanage. The lifeboat was tasked to investigate and proceeded at full speed to the location in calm conditions. Once on scene the person was recovered from the water and taken back to the lifeboat station. Sadly they were pronounced deceased by ambulance paramedics a short time later. Our thoughts are with the casualty’s family.