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TWO LIFEBOATS
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A Severn Class All-Weather Lifeboat and
an Atlantic 85 Inshore Lifeboat

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We are looking for volunteers!

Volunteers are the heart of the RNLI and make up the vast majority of our people. They are ordinary people who do extraordinary things and without them we couldn’t save lives at sea.

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You can support us by taking part in an organised fundraising event, or planning one of your own – from challenges and sporting activities to coffee mornings and social events.

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Selling an excellent range of unique and competitively priced products ranging from jam to clothing, and key rings to model boats, all to raise vital funds for our volunteer crew members and lifeguards.

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Welcome to Plymouth RNLI

Plymouth RNLI celebrates 200 Anniversary at Royal William Yard

Sunday 3rd March we celebrated our 200 year anniversary at the Royal William Yard. Over 6000 of you joined us for a day of celebrations.

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2023 proved to be another busy year for Plymouth Lifeboat station. Our volunteer crew have launched on service 139 times this year, carried out training every other Sunday and Wednesday, attended lots of public engagement events and held our annual open day at the Royal William Yard.

If you see someone in trouble at the coast, call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard

Have a plan – check the weather forecast, tide times.

Keep a close eye on your family – on the beach and in the water.

Don’t allow your family to swim alone.

If you fall into the water unexpectedly, FLOAT TO LIVE. Fight your instinct to thrash around, lean back, extend your arms and legs, and Float.

Always wear a lifejacket or buoyancy aid, ensure everyone onboard knows how to call for help.

Get appropriate training, and check your engine and fuel before every trip.

Be wary of all edges around the sea and waterside. 

Always take a means of calling for help.  

Tell someone where you are going and what time you expect to be back. Know what to do – visit RNLI.org/safety. 

Downloading the What Three Words App will help give an exact location to help locate you in an emergency. https://app.what3words.com/download

FLOAT TO LIVE

If you found yourself struggling in the water unexpectedly, your instinct would tell you to swim hard. But cold water shock could make you gasp uncontrollably. Then you could breathe in water and drown. Instead, you should Float to Live.

Float To Live

Our Latest Launches

Launch #43 Monday 13th May 10:37am

Launch #43 Monday 13th May 10:37am

Inshore Lifeboat (Annabel E Jones) launched on service by Falmouth Coastguard to locate, asses and assist a vessel suffering engine difficulties on the River Lynher. On scene the vessel was…

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Launch #42 Sunday 12th May 12:10pm

Launch #42 Sunday 12th May 12:10pm

As the All Weather Lifeboat was conducting previous rescue news of another incident came over the radio resulting in both lifeboats, Rescue 924, Police launch, Looe, Tamar and Plymouth Coastguard…

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Launch #41 Sunday 12th May 12:10pm

Launch #41 Sunday 12th May 12:10pm

As the Inshore Lifeboat was conducting previous rescue news of another incident came over the radio resulting in both lifeboats, Rescue 924, Police launch, Looe, Tamar and Plymouth Coastguard rescue…

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Launch #40 Sunday 12th May 11:28am

Launch #40 Sunday 12th May 11:28am

Inshore Lifeboat (Annabel E Jones) launched on service by Falmouth Coastguard to locate, asses and assist a vessel suffering engine difficulties on the River Tamar.

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