RNLI

Met Office weather map for Thursday (May 1) shows high temperatures forecast.

Watch: Met Office map turns red as temperatures to surge in UK

1950s archive film shows lifeboat launch off Yorkshire Coast

Watch: 1950s archive film shows coastal lifeboat launch

Ian Malcolm with the search and rescue hovercraft at Hunstanton Lifeboat Station in Norfolk

Dalkeith pensioner cycling the UK coast for charity that saves lives at sea

Ian Malcolm with the search and rescue hovercraft at Hunstanton Lifeboat Station in Norfolk

Dalkeith pensioner cycling the UK coast for charity that saves lives at sea

A major search operation was launched after a pile of clothes was discovered at a beach in Edinburgh.

Police issue update after clothes found on beach prompts major search

A search operation was launched after a pile of clothes was discovered at a beach in Edinburgh.

Major search launched after 'clothes and rucksack' found at beach

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Caught on Camera: Dog rescued by RNLI after falling 14ft into river

Dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment huge waves crashed into a yacht- seconds before rescue.

Terrifying moment yacht gets slammed by huge waves in dramatic rescue

Windsurfer is rescued by RNLI after boom snapped.

Watch: Windsurfer is rescued by RNLI after boom snapped

North Berwick Lifeboat prepares to rescue three children on paddleboard

Children swept to sea off East Lothian coast amid strong winds

The annual floral clock in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens is this year dedicated to the RNLI and its 200th anniversary. Retired gardener David Dorward works on the display which took himself and two other gardeners seven weeks and 35,000 plants

Floral clock celebrating RNLI - Angus Robertson

The body of a 21-year-old woman was found in the Firth of Forth

Body of woman, 21, found in Edinburgh's Firth of Forth

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Watch: Moment RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Noll Togneri sadly died this week

RNLI volunteer who saved friend's life dies as tributes pour in

Kevin White, Compliance Officer, Scotmid

Running for RNLI: Local Edinburgh man takes on ten race challenge

Adorable Newfoundland dogs during their water rescue training sessions.

Video: How these giant dogs are trained to save kids from drowning
We filmed a group of Newfoundlands to watch some of the specialist training they go through to become water rescue dogs.
Lucinda Herbert

Incredible footage shows rowers rescued by RNLI after being stranded

The crew spotted the small boat struggling in choppy waters and blustery conditions

Lifeboat crew rescue stricken boat near town beach

The RNLI has warned that conditions around coasts could be treacherous as Storm Agnes prepares to hit the country. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK braces as Storm Agnes prepares for landfall

Dolphins swim alongside RNLI lifeboat in Whitby, North Yorkshire.

Watch: Dolphins swim alongside lifeboat off UK seaside town

Over 50 people have been rescued after a migrant boat sunk in the Channel on Saturday morning

Six dead and 50 rescued after migrant boat sinks in Channel

Driver of a van was left red faced after it floated out to sea

You can’t park there: RNLI rush to save van floating out to sea

RNLI South Queensferry were called out to rescue two children stranded on Cramond Island near Edinburgh.

Lifeboat crew rescue two children stranded on island

A teenager has died after getting in to trouble in the sea at Aberavon beach

Boy, 15, dies after getting into difficulty in the sea at Port Talbot

RNLI coastguards with their new apprentice ‘Quackers'

Warning about inflatables as men float out to sea on giant duck

MV Pentalina had been out of passenger service apart from some brief private contracts since 2019.

Ferry runs aground with baby on board after smoke in engine room

Sunrise swim at Portobello Beach for International Women's Day cancelled due to extreme cold weather. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sunrise swim for International Women's Day cancelled
Edinburgh swim event for International Women's Day cancelled due to adverse weather
Anna Bryan

A Dover to Calais Irish Ferries passenger vessel carrying almost 200 people was rescued after fire broke out.

Lifeboats launched after fire breaks out on passenger ferry in Channel

The scene in East India Harbour, Greenock

Major search operation resumes after boat capsizes near Greenock

East Lothian fisherman Peter Gray died in a fatal accident on his fishing vessel, which was located near Torness Point in Dunbar. (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Beloved dad and grandfather died after being pulled overboard while fishing

Queensferry Lifeboat rescuing people stranded on Cramond Island in January 2023

Lifeboat rushes to people stranded in Firth of Forth

An RNLI life boat arrives back in port after taking part in a rescue mission in the English Channel.

Four people dead after small boat incident in English Channel

Dolphins spotted in UK waters as pod swim happily alongside RNLI boat - watch video taken of sighting

Dolphins spotted swimming alongside RNLI rescue boat

Tyninghame beach and the Bass Rock.

Man dies at East Lothian beach

Joan Scambler

Woman saved from drowning in 1965 leaves RNLI heroes £14,000 in her will

Lifeboat crews rescue the stricken rower (Pic: Dunbar RNLI)

Lifeboat crew rescue ‘unconscious casualty’ off Dunbar

The Dunbar RNLI crew rescued the stricken boat on Thursday morning.

Dunbar RNLI called out to rescue stricken boat

Aman Sharma, 34, from Edinburgh, drowned in Loch Lubnaig last July despite heroic efforts by a friend to save him

Scotland's drowning rate is the highest in the UK - with July the most deadly mo...

Dunbar's lifeboat towed the fishing boat back to the harbour. (Photo credit: Ian Wilson)

Dunbar lifeboat crew rescue stranded fishing boat

The crew battled through difficult conditions in their search for the vulnerable person.

Dunbar's RNLI lifeboats carry out early morning search for vulnerable person

Lifeboat rescue from Cramond Island - your views online

Queensferry Lifeboat heads back to shore after rescuing six adults, two children and a dog from Cramond Island on Saturday

Nearly 30 people rescued after becoming stranded on island

Dunbar’s RNLI volunteers broke off from a first aid care training course to deal with a real life casualty in challenging circumstances on Friday.

Dunbar incident: Man falls 30ft from cliff

RNLI Queensferry shared the footage on Facebook.

Watch: RNLI Queensferry lifeboat share dramatic rescue footage

RNLI lifeguard, Katie Walker, rescued the young girl after she swam outside of the safe swim area, marked by red an yellow flags, at Coldingham Bay last Friday, August 6 (Photo: RNLI/Nick Mailer).

RNLI lifeguard saves young child pulled away by strong rip current

RNLI issue safety plea following spate of tragic drownings last weekend on Scottish waters. (Picture credit: Nick Mailer/ RNLI)

RNLI launch safety appeal following spate of tragic drownings last weekend

The unresponsive swimmer was rescued from the water at Coldingham Bay (Photo: St Abbs lifeboat).

‘Unresponsive swimmer’ rescued from water in south east Scotland

Portobello Beach on Wednesday, July 14 (Photo: Andrew O'Brien).

‘False call’ after inflatables blown out to sea at east coast beach

North Berwick: Horse rider injured on beach rescued by coastguard in East Lothian

Horse rider injured on East Lothian beach assisted by emergency services

A coastguard helicopter was spotted circling above Cramond Island on Sunday evening after a member of the public raised concern for two people in a kayak at sea in the bad weather.

Watch: Coastguard search launched over concern for two kayakers at sea

North Berwick: Lifeboat launched in East Lothian after swimmer seen jumping off rocks and not reappearing

Lifeboat launched after swimmer seen jumping off rocks and not reappearing

Multi-agency rescue operation involving Northern Ireland and Scotland resources including helicopter, aircraft and dog unit (Photo: K9 Search & Rescue NI).

Six-hour multi-agency search after 'false alert' for missing ferry passengers

Kinghorn lifeboat crews assist at the rescue after the man went overboard (Pic: Kinghorn RNLI)

Lifeboat crew scrambled after man overboard off Burntisland

Credit: Fife Jammers Locations

Rescue mission launched after man overboard in the Forth

Cramond Island: RNLI called out three times in one day as they urge the public to take care

RNLI called out three times in one day as they urge the public to take care