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.

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Lifeboat week 2020 runs from 7-16 August. More details are on the lifeboat week mini site.

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Swanage’s all weather lifeboat was tasked this afternoon to locate and assist an 18’ speedboat with engine failure that was drifting with the tide. The 3 crew on board had called ‘999’ and asked for the Coastguard but their call kept dropping out. Unsure of the boat’s exact position the lifeboat launched and was asked to proceed to a position 1Nm East of Old Harry Rocks. Once on scene a quick scan of the area was carried out but no vessel matching the description could be seen. A short burst of radio traffic from the casualty vessel was detected by