Battling strong winds and rough seas 🌊 Our RNLI Exmouth volunteer lifeboat crew were ready to answer the call when a windsurfer's equipment failed during Storm Ingrid. Luckily, the casualty was being watched by a group of friends who called 999 and asked for the coastguard. After a swift rescue, the casualty, who was extremely cold, was taken back to the lifeboat station to be checked over and have a warm shower. If you see someone in trouble, or get into difficulty yourself, remember to call 9

Come on a tour of Barry Dock RNLI's D class lifeboat with Crew Member Ben! Our D class lifeboat was first introduced into the fleet in 1963 and has been helping our crews save lives for over 50 years 🙌 #Tour #Lifeboat #RNLI #InshoreLifeboat #BoatTour #DClass #RNLIFleet | RNLI

🌊🚤 Celebrating One Year of Service - RNLI Montrose’s D-Class “Margaret Olive” 🚤🌊 RNLI Montrose is proud to be celebrating one year since our D-Class lifeboat Margaret Olive arrived on station - and what a year it has been 🙌🏼. Known as the workhorse of the RNLI lifeboat fleet, the D-Class lifeboat has been saving lives since it was first introduced into the RNLI fleet in 1963. Built for speed, agility, and reliability, these inshore lifeboats can reach speeds of up to 25 knots and are desig

Shout #2 for 2026 Yesterday evening (5th Jan), HM Coastguard paged our volunteer crew to launch our D Class ILB 'David Radcliffe' at 1745hrs. The tasking was to assist Cowes RNLI Lifeboat with a yacht which had ran aground in proximity to Gurnard Ledge. Due to the tidal conditions at the time, Cowes requested our D Class lifeboat in order to get closer to the casualty vessel and assess the situation. A good bit of RNLI team work to start the year! The video below captures the moment our voluntee

Watch as Wexford RNLI demonstrate the capabilities of our amazing D class lifeboat! Highly manoeuvrable, the D class comes into its own for searches and rescues in the surf, shallow water and confined locations, such as close to cliffs and even inside caves! With night vision equipment, a searchlight and parachute illuminating flares it's designed to locate people in need. Care can be delivered to casualties using the stowed medical kit. Additionally, the lifeboat can endure three hours at sea a