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Discover how the RNLI - the charity that saves lives at sea - has been saving and changing lives since 1824. You’ll hear the voices of brave lifesavers, grateful survivors, selfless volunteers, kind supporters, fascinating experts and more, all sharing their own special RNLI stories.For more true tales of RNLI kindness and courage, check out our online magazine.

‘There’s water in the engine,’ he said. ‘The engine has stopped.’ This changed everything… Surviving the Storms brings together incredible first-hand accounts of rescues carried out by the remarkable RNLI lifesavers. In this collection of heart-wrenching and life-affirming missions...

In 2001, the RNLI launched a brand-new beach lifeguarding service. From struggling swimmers to stranded surfers, RNLI lifeguards have been keeping beaches safer for 25 years. They're highly trained, fit, and equipped to save lives. This is their story.

She has to be OK, I pleaded silently to myself. She has to be. ‘We’ve alerted the RNLI and they’re sending a lifeboat out.’ ‘The RNLI?’ I said, surprised. ‘They do that?’ Saved from the Waves is a heart-warming collection of first-hand accounts from RNLI volunteers of the myriad...

RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) volunteer crew members, lifeguards, and the people they rescue share what it’s really like to save a life at sea, how it feels to be rescued – and even what happens when the tides turn, and it’s up to you to be your own lifesaver. From launching to rescues in (and out) of the water, to being on call in a global pandemic, hear the real stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. To find out more about the charity, and to support their vital search and rescue service, visit RNLI.org/LifesaversPodcast.