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

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Both Swanage lifeboats were tasked this morning to assist in a multi-agency search for a person believed to be missing in the Old Harry Rocks area. Dorset Police and volunteers from Swanage and St Albans Coastguard were already on scene and had requested lifeboat assistance to search the base of the cliffs and the surrounding area. The lifeboats were soon on scene and searching. The inshore lifeboat (ILB) concentrated on the base of the cliff whilst the all weather lifeboat (ALB) covered the area slightly further out to sea. Once this had been done the all weather lifeboat was given