Newcastle RNLI will mark the final launch of the charity’s last operational Mersey class lifeboat on 11 January.

Today (Monday, March 4) marked a special occasion for lifesaving charity the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). It has been 200 years since the life-saving service began, and to celebrate ...

The body of a woman has been recovered from the River Mersey after an extensive search lasting most of the afternoon. The victim was pulled from the water by the crew of the Royal National Lifeboat ...

A lifeboat which has rescued close to 500 people over three decades of service in Fife has made her final voyage, and sailed into retirement - marking the end of an era. RNLB Kingdom of Fife, the last ...

A consultation to ensure the life station based in the Isle of Man's capital has an appropriate lifeboat for the area is set to be launched, the RNLI has said. The move comes amid longstanding ...

The charity says the Peel lifeboat station will now take delivery of the £2.2m Shannon-class lifeboat in 2019. It will replace the Mersey-class lifeboat and has the potential to halve the amount of ...

The water jet-propelled craft, the George Thomas Lacy, was called out to help in the search of a missing person just 48-hours after officially coming into service. It replaces Swanage's old Mersey ...

Girvan Lifeboat Station is set to welcome the new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat. This vessel will be the first of its kind in the west of Scotland. The £2.1million boat will be replacing the old ...

The New Quay lifeboat will remain on station until the next cost review in 2021 The RNLI's new chief executive must revisit the decision to scrap Ceredigion's only all-weather lifeboat in 2021, ...