According to the National Independent Lifeboat Association (NILA) 30% of the coast is covered by independent lifeboats.

Lifeboat crew came to the rescue of an individual at sea after their vessel was reported to be experiencing technical difficulties in west Dorset ...

Pagers sounded on Saturday 1 November as Cowes and Yarmouth RNLI crews were called to assist a 37ft yacht that had gone aground near Thorness Bay.

Dramatic footage shared by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) shows volunteers rescuing migrants from the English Channel after their small boat capsized. Never-seen-before footage ...

A Devon dog owner has paid tribute to Dart RNLI volunteers after she was rescued with her pet after the pair were stranded on ...

Otis the dog near Kynance Cove (Geoff Squibb & The Lizard RNLI) A lifeboat crew rushed to save a pet rottweiler trapped on rocks after it panicked and became separated from its owners. Rescuers from ...

Castletownbere RNLI saved four fishermen after their trawler sank. "We are glad all are safe," said Brendan O’Driscoll.

The Irish Coast Guard successfully coordinates the rescue of 12 crew members from the fishing vessel Radoche Tercero off Cork ...

The maiden voyage of bargain hunters, who bought a 60 tonne boat for £1, ended when they had to be rescued by the RNLI, with ...

A sailing teacher who saved a man from a sinking fishing boat said he had "never seen anything like it". Dave Herschel, director of Isle Maritime Training, had been heading to Sark on-board his boat ...

Rescue teams were dispatched to rescue two cricket teams and a crowd of spectators at a traditional sporting event held on a tidal sandbank in the Solent. The yearly cricket fixture between sailing ...