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

The Swanage lifeboat was launched to find and assist a small fishing boat 6nm east of Portland after they reported seeing what appeared to be a person in the water. The UK Coastguard helicopter ‘Rescue 175’ was also tasked and confirmed the sighting.

The lifeboat made good speed to the area and recovered the casualty from the water before making their way to Portland Port, where the casualty was transferred.

The Swanage lifeboat returned to sea to perform further searches, assisted by Weymouth inshore lifeboat and the UK coastguard fixed-wing aircraft, to check for any further casualties. With nothing further found all