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 live webcam, click below to see how Swanage Bay looks today.

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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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Swanage’s Shannon class lifeboat was launched this afternoon after the UK Coastguard were informed of an accident on board a working tugboat on passage between Southampton and Weymouth. One member of the crew had suffered a hand injury and required evacuation, so the lifeboat launched and made best speed to the tug’s position, only a few miles southeast of Durlston Head. On arrival, casualty carers found the injured crew had already received attention, so a transfer to the lifeboat followed – only 17 minutes after launch. The UK Coastguard arranged for an ambulance to rendezvous at Swanage boathouse, and shortly after 2.15pm the

Check out our statistics

Our statistics and map pages record all our launches for the year

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Saving lives since

Lives saved to date

Rescues in 2020

Volunteer crew

Meet the crew

Our crew are come from all walks of life.

We currently have 30 sea going and 4 shore based volunteers. Here's a random selection, click the button below to see them all.

Roydon Woodford

Position :
ALB Navigator/Assistant Mechanic

Date Joined :
July 2011

Rob Pullman

Position :
Lifeboat Operations Manager

Date Joined :
July 2020

Darren Bird

Position :
ALB & ILB Crew + ILB Mechanic

Date Joined :
October 2009

Peter Foster

Position :
Lifeboat Management Group Chair

Date Joined :
May 2010

Colin Marks

Position :
Deputy Launching Authority

Date Joined :
January 1993

Paul Meacham