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 inshore lifeboat (ILB) was requested to launch this afternoon following a report from a member of the public. The first informant had contacted the UK Coastguard saying that they could see what they thought was someone stuck at the Northern end of Swanage Bay. They appeared to waving and flashing a light too. As the lifeboat crew were assembling at the lifeboat station a feint white light could be seen at the far end of Swanage Bay, the Coxswain was confident that this was the mast head light of a yacht that had moored at the Northern end of