The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a registered charity that saves lives at sea.

It provides a 24-hour on-call service to cover search and rescue requirements out to 100 nautical miles from the coast of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

This site is our way of thanking, informing and updating all the supporters who make our work possible.

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