Category: Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6 Episode 5 of 10 – The volunteer crews of the RNLI are often described as heroes, but it’s a word many of them find difficult to accept. In Trearddur…

Series 6 Episode 4 of 10 – Of the calls the RNLI respond to every year, some are a race against the tide while others are against the weather. But all…

Series 6 Episode 4 of 10

Of the calls the RNLI respond to every year, some are a race against the tide while others are against the weather. But all of them …

Series 6 Episode 3 of 10

Every lifeboat volunteer undergoes hundreds of hours of training to get them up to the level of expertise needed to join a lifeboat.…

Series 6 Episode 2 of 10

When they head out on a shout, crew members must often prepare for the worst – dealing with life and loss is part and parcel …

Series 6 Episode 1 of 10

Over 90% of the RNLI’s rescues come under the broad heading of ‘leisure gone wrong’. Often an innocent day at the beach or a trip out…

Episode 9
Series 4 Cutdowns
The crews race to rescue a shark attack victim and two boys being swept far out to sea.

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Series 2 (Shortened Versions) Episode 6 of 6
Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

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Series 2 (Shortened Versions) Episode 3 of 6
Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

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Series 4 Episode 1 of 10

Every day in the seas around the UK and Ireland, an army of unpaid volunteers put their lives on the line to save those of others. Saving…