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

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RNLI lifesavers are only able to launch thanks to support from people like you. Make a donation and save lives.

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Lifeboat week 2021 runs from 13-22 August. More details are on the lifeboat week mini site.

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Not much more than 12 hours after the previous dramatic rescue, the Swanage all-weather Shannon class lifeboat (ALB) was called again – in what transpired to be a related incident. A passing boat had reported coming across a partially submerged yacht and the Swanage volunteers were tasked to investigate, at a position roughly 5nm south of Hengistbury Head. The vessel was found drifting quite rapidly back towards Swanage, only about 18” of the bow was above the water. The suspicion was that this vessel was the fishing boat from this morning’s incident, which was now a significant hazard to shipping. The volunteer