Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Rescue charity operating in Britain and Ireland
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| 2024 | The RNLI experienced its busiest year in the UK, with over 9,100 lifeboat launches. |
| December 1 2024 | 'Women of the RNLI' exhibition concludes at The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. |
| August 2 2024 | Seth Lakeman and Fisherman's Friends released 'Brave Volunteers', a song commemorating the 200th anniversary of the RNLI service. |
| May 14 2024 | King Charles III became the royal patron of the RNLI, continuing the institution's long tradition of royal patronage. |
| March 2 2024 | 'Women of the RNLI' exhibition begins at The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, featuring photographer Jack Lowe's Victorian Collodion wet plate process images. |
| February 17 2024 | RNLI 200th anniversary maritime heritage exhibition 'All at Sea' begins at House of Manannan, Peel, Isle of Man. |
| January 26 2024 | RNLI 200th anniversary maritime heritage exhibition 'All at Sea' concludes at House of Manannan, Peel, Isle of Man. |
| 2023 | The RNLI spent £191.2 million on charitable expenditure, with the largest portion (57% or £108.2 million) allocated to lifeboat infrastructure. |
| 2023 | The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) had 1,000 volunteers actively providing water safety advice and training to various water users, including schools and commercial boat users. |
| 2023 | The RNLI operated 432 lifeboats and other rescue craft, reflecting their ongoing maritime rescue capabilities and fleet management. |
| 2023 | RNLI operated 238 lifeboat stations with a fleet of 432 rescue craft, launching 9,192 times to provide rescue services around the United Kingdom, Ireland, and offshore islands. |
| 2023 | RNLI lifeguard units aided 19,979 people across 242 locations. |
| 2022 | The RNLI reported a total income of £231.1 million, with 64% (£140.8 million) coming from legacies and 30% (£66.5 million) from voluntary donations. |
| 2022 | Cullercoats RNLI station launched its first all-female lifeboat crew. |
| 2022 | Lee Duncan became the first crew member of an RNLI lifeboat to be awarded the RNLI silver medal for rescuing a surfer in extreme weather conditions. |
| 2022 | The RNLI saved 269 lives and aided an additional 10,734 people. |
| 2022 | RNLI launched 290 migrant rescue missions, representing 3% of total national call-outs, and saved 108 lives according to their life-saving definition. |
| 2021 | Di Bush was appointed as the first female full-time coxswain. |
| 2021 | RNLI began prominent rescue operations during the European migrant crisis in the English Channel, facing public criticism and subsequent significant support. |
| 2017 | Di Bush became the RNLI's first female full-time mechanic at Harwich Lifeboat Station. |
| 2013 | Tower Lifeboat Station in London recorded rescuing 372 people and saving 25 lives, making it the busiest RNLI station that year. |
| 2012 | The RNLI Heritage Collection Trust was established to manage the organization's historic objects and archives. |
| 2011 | An RNLI station launched an all-female crew, believed to be a first in Wales. |
| 2011 | Lauren McGuire became the youngest station manager of the RNLI. |
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