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 2018 runs from 10-19 August. More details will follow in the coming months.

Events

A Mayday call from a yacht, ‘Geechee’, about 10nm southeast of Anvil Point, declared an emergency to the UK Coastguard as they were making water and their pumps were unable to cope. The Shannon class lifeboat launched and made their way at best speed, arriving on the scene about 20mins later to find the 2 persons on board preparing to abandon their yacht. A crewman and salvage pump were put aboard to assess the situation and found several feet of water below, rising rapidly. The powerful pump coped with the ingress and removed enough water to see that the