FACTSHEET May 2021 WE ARE THE RNLI THE CHARITY THAT SAVES LIVES AT SEA

RNLI lifeboat crews and lifeguards are busier than ever, As a modern emergency service, rescuing thousands of people and saving hundreds of lives and a charity, we depend on trained around the coasts of the UK and Ireland every year. In 2020 and committed volunteer lifesavers. alone, they saved 349 lives and helped over 33,546 people. As we strive to save every one, we also depend on thousands of dedicated Our lifesavers will always be there to more about in Our Watch, the RNLI’s volunteer fundraisers. The funds they help those in danger in the water. But too strategic intent document. raise, together with supporter donations, many lives are still being lost. Around 140 The RNLI works with communities powers RNLI lifesaving. people* die accidentally in UK and Irish and partners – in the UK, Ireland and waters every year. Globally, there are worldwide – to prevent people from * 235,000 drowning deaths each year**. getting into danger before they need UK average (118 people) from the Water Incident Database (WAID) 2017–19. Republic of Ireland It’s a huge problem, but one we’re our help. We do this by creating greater average (23 people) from Water Safety Ireland determined to tackle. Our vision is to awareness of drowning and promoting (WSI) 2011–15. ** Global Health Estimates 2020, save every one, which you can read safer behaviour around water. World Health Organization. Our lifeboat crews are ready to launch 24/7 LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT COSTS Our lifeboat crews from lifeboat stations around the UK and Ireland

LIFEBOAT CLASS BUILD & DELIVERY1 THROUGH-LIFE2 ALL-WEATHER INSHORE TRAINING Lifeboat crew members have all kinds of rescue. That’s only possible thanks to our £2,234,000 £3,633,000 LIFEBOAT CREW KIT LIFEBOAT CREW KIT Shannon (ALB) backgrounds and jobs – from teachers to Today, only 1 in 10 of our volunteer crew generous supporters. (€2,484,000) (€4,039,000) Helly Hansen £800 £1,500* Drysuit tattooists, farmers to pharmacists. At a members has a maritime profession, so layered clothing (€889) £285,000 £841,000 (€1,668) moment’s notice, they readily exchange training is essential. Crews don’t just learn ON SHORE B class (ILB) and boots (€317,000) (€935,000) £336 Lifejacket work, comfort or sleep for cold, wet boathandling skills – they learn everything Volunteer shore crew are a vital part of the £336 (€374) £89,000 £262,000 Lifejacket and fatigue. from navigation and engine repair to first rescue team. They help with the launch D class (ILB) (€374) £350 They spend many hours of their own aid and sea survival. We provide them and recovery of the lifeboat, sometimes (€99,000) (€291,000) Helmet £350 (€389) time training together so they can meet with comprehensive training and carrying out challenging tasks such as  Helmet 1 (€389) the dangers and challenges they face on recognised qualifications. tractor launches in powerful breaking This is the cost of building and delivering the boat to station, £230 including crew training costs Thermal suit search and rescue missions at sea. These high standards are maintained waves. The support of shore crew is Seagoing gloves £25 (€28) (€256) 2 This is the cost of the boat for its entire useful life, and developed with the help of the training especially valued on a difficult or long £25 including all refits and maintenance Gloves RIVER THAMES staff and facilities at the RNLI College in shout. They are described by lifeboat crews (€28) The RNLI also provides a search and rescue Poole, Dorset, which complements training as the ‘unsung heroes’ of our rescues. service for the tidal reaches of the River around the coast. This central facility also Thames. There are four RNLI lifeboat provides accommodation, classrooms OUR SUPPORT NETWORK *This is the recommended retail price (RRP). We always seek to obtain the best price for all kit stations on the Thames – at Teddington, and distance-learning resources. The Sea The RNLI Support Centre in Poole, Dorset, and equipment. Where possible, we will negotiate Chiswick, Tower and Gravesend. All except Survival Centre with its state-of-the-art stores and distributes the items needed a lower cost, so may not always pay the full RRP. Teddington are crewed 24 hours a day, lifeboat simulator, wave tank and live to run all our lifeboats, stations, lifeguard 7 days a week, by full-time helms and engine workshop give our volunteers units and support offices in the UK OUR volunteers. Teddington is crewed entirely hands-on experience. and Ireland. by volunteers who operate on the RNLI’s Lifeboat volunteers need and deserve Specialist engineers, surveyors, RESCUE MAP crew pager system. the very best training and equipment to technicians and training experts look after keep them safe when they launch to the the requirements of stations in their region. RING OF SAFETY There are 238 lifeboat stations around the UK and Ireland, covering 19,000 miles of coastline. They include four on the River Thames, and five inland – at Loch Ness Crew training onboard Tower RNLI’s E class lifeboat Hearn Medicine Chest in Scotland and Carrybridge, Enniskillen, during the Covid-19 pandemic Lough Ree and Lough Derg in Ireland. And RNLI lifeguards operate at busy times Rescue Map key on 248 UK and Channel Island beaches. Lifeboat stations Lifeguard Support centres The RNLI is responsible for maintaining these lifeboat stations and beach lifeguard facilities, building new or replacement ones when required. The demands of saving lives on the water constantly evolve – and so do we. This means we regularly review our lifeboat and lifeguard provision.

IN 2020

8,239 8,374 23 PEOPLE 239 PEOPLE LIFEBOAT LIVES AIDED EACH DAY London/River Thames close up LAUNCHES AIDED SAVED ON AVERAGE Staithes and Runswick crew return to station following a night-time launch and recovery exercise LIFEGUARD KIT COSTS Our lifeguards £250 Water safety Full wetsuit (€278) RNLI lifeguards – highly-trained and professional – advise, £100 Around 140 people die by accident in UK and supervise and rescue people on beaches around the UK Binoculars (€111) Irish waters each year*. Half of those who and Channel Islands £45 drown never intended to enter the water Sunglasses (€50) They are responsible for making beaches a are often the first on hand to help. All safer place, so visitors can enjoy their time RNLI lifeguards hold an internationally £60 SHARING OUR EXPERIENCE Rash vest at the coast and return home safely at the recognised beach lifeguard qualification. (€67) From our analysis we know that 51% of total annual accidental Lifeguards Gus England and Greg Laing launching a end of the day. As well as having vital lifesaving skills, rescue watercraft at Sandbanks Beach £60 coastal deaths occur in just 11 of the 79 coastal counties in the UK Each lifeguarded beach (called a they must be able to complete: Swimsuit / trunks (€67) and Ireland. We also know men over 35 are the most at risk group. lifeguard unit) is equipped with rescue • a 400m pool swim* in under By working with partners, the RNLI influences improved safety on boards, rescue tubes, first aid kits, 7½ minutes and beside the water. defibrillators and various other items • a consecutive 25m underwater and We’re asking the public to help save more lives by sharing some of essential lifesaving equipment. 25m surface pool swim* in under simple survival skills: Some are also equipped with inshore 50 seconds • Float to live. If you find yourself in the water unexpectedly, fight rescue boats, rescue watercraft and • a 200m beach run in under your instincts and float until the effects of cold water shock pass. four-wheel-drive vehicles. 40 seconds. • If you see someone else in trouble at the coast, call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard. TRAINING *Due to the difficulty securing swimming pool hire Lifeguards must reach people in trouble in 2020, our fitness test was modified to include COASTAL WALKING SAFETY TIPS a lifeguard run-swim-run consisting of a 200m quickly. When someone’s in danger in beach run, 200m open water swim and a further • Be wary of all edges around the sea and waterside. Rhyl Lifeguard Callum Robinson wearing the the water, seconds count and lifeguards 200m beach run. additional PPE needed for casualty care during the • Take a means of calling for help. Covid-19 pandemic • Check the weather and tide times.

ACTIVITY TIPS Swimming – swim at a lifeguarded beach, between the red Lifeguard Tomas Thorndycraft and yellow flags. dashes into the sea at Bournemouth with his Angling from rocks – wear a lifejacket and carry a means rescue board of calling for help. Kayaking – carry a means of calling for help and keep it on you. Scuba diving – check that you’re fit to dive. Sailing and motorboating – 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. Paddleboarding – wear a leash and flotation device, and keep a means of calling for help on you.

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*UK average (118 people) from the Water Incident Database (WAID) 2017–19. Republic of Ireland average (23 people) from Lifeguard Jade Skilton Water Safety Ireland (WSI) 2011–15. patrolling Sandbanks Beach in Poole

IN 2020 They are responsible for making beaches a safer place, so visitors can enjoy their time 25,172 at the coast and PEOPLE , 110 10 687 LIVES return home safely INCIDENTS SAVED at the end of the day. Before the pandemic: a face-to-face fundraiser shares water safety advice AIDED with a member of the public at the Airborne Eastbourne event. Getting back to this level of personal engagement is key to saving more lives Our fleet Launching We have two types of lifeboat – all-weather and inshore – serving different locations. The lifeboat/s on service at a particular station depends on geographical features, the kind of rescue work carried There are four main ways of launching shore-mounted crane (davit), modular out and the cover provided by neighbouring stations an all-weather lifeboat: from a floating pontoons, floating boathouse mooring, alongside a pontoon, down or slipway. E class inshore lifeboats – RNLI designers and engineers meet the in tidal mudflats and other areas Since 2015, the RNLI has built and a slipway, or from a carriage hauled used exclusively on the Thames – changing needs of the lifeboat service by that are inaccessible to inshore and maintained all-weather lifeboats under across the beach. Shore crew help with are moored afloat. developing new classes of lifeboat and all-weather lifeboats. one roof at the All-weather Lifeboat Centre slipway and carriage launches. Hovercraft can launch from any making improvements to existing ones. The relief fleet vessels are ready to in Poole, Dorset. The RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat Our D class inshore lifeboat flat area, such as a car park or beach, There are 458 lifeboats (including relief replace operational craft during routine Centre in Cowes on the Isle of Wight supplies can usually be launched from a provided there is enough room. fleet) on service, comprising 163 all-weather maintenance or emergency repairs. Our and maintains over half our inshore lifeboats, trolley. The larger B class Atlantics Specialist transporter vehicles lifeboats, 288 inshore lifeboats and lifeguards use two types of powered craft – as well as seasonal lifeguard units. are launched using a tractor-hauled move them between sites. Atlantic 85 launching from a 7 hovercraft. RNLI hovercrafts can operate inshore rescue boats and rescue watercraft. drive-on drive-off (DoDo) carriage, drive on-drive off carriage

All-weather lifeboats are capable of high speed in offshore conditions and can be operated safely in Inshore lifeboats are designed for rescues closer all weathers. They are inherently self-righting after a capsize and fitted with navigation, location and to shore – in shallow waters, surf and near rocks. All-weather lifeboats communication equipment. Inshore lifeboats Lifeguard craft

SHANNON TAMAR TRENT MERSEY SEVERN ATLANTIC 85 D CLASS E CLASS RESCUE INSHORE Introduced in 2013, the Introduced in 2005, the Trent has the same hull Introduced in 1988 as Introduced in 1995, the (B CLASS) Introduced in 1963, the Introduced in 2002, WATERCRAFT RESCUE BOAT Shannon is the newest Tamar is designed to be shape as the Severn class the RNLI’s first ‘fast’ Severn is still the largest Introduced in 2005, D class has evolved into the E class is the fastest (RWC) (IRB) lifeboat in the fleet. launched from a slipway, but is smaller. The sheerline carriage lifeboat, the lifeboat in the fleet. this B class is larger than a highly capable modern lifeboat in the RNLI’s fleet. Fast, agile and durable, Introduced in 2001, IRBs Propelled by waterjets, but can also lie afloat. sweeps down for ease of Mersey can also lie She carries a Y class the Atlantic 75, has a lifeboat. It is the workhorse It uses waterjets rather the RWC is easy to launch are hand-built at the she has greater speed and A computerised Systems survivor recovery. Last built afloat or slipway-launch inflatable that can be faster top speed, radar, of the RNLI’s fleet and is than propellers and and can get through RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat manoeuvrability and can and Information in 2003. if required. Last built launched with a crane. VHF direction finder, ideal for working close is designed especially for surf quickly. The RNLI’s Centre in East Cowes. operate in shallow waters Management System in 1993. Last built in 2004. provision for a fourth inshore, near rocks or in use on the River Thames, RWCs have a rescue sled Sturdy enough for heavy Length: 14m and confined spaces. (SIMS) allows many of A programme of crew member, and shallow water in moderate where it’s stationed. and the waterjets mean surf conditions, IRBs are Speed: 25 knots Length: 12m Specially designed seats the onboard controls to upgrades will give the more survivor space. conditions. It can be that it is easy and safe to still light enough for just Range: 250 nautical miles Speed: 17 knots Length: 9m and SIMS (see Tamar be operated from any Severn a new lease of life righted by the crew if it manoeuvre close to people two people to launch. Construction: FRC Range: 140 nautical miles Length: 8.5m Speed: 40 knots panel) improve position and the crew can as she approaches the capsizes and a customised in the water. Mainly used Crew: 6 Construction: aluminium Speed: 35 knots Endurance: 4 hours crew safety. remain in their ergonomic end of her operational version forms part of the at lifeguarded beaches, Weight: 27.5 tonnes or FRC Endurance: 3 hours max at maximum speed seats for longer, further life. She will be fitted with RNLI Flood Rescue Team’s there are a few at Length: 13.6m Launch: moored afloat Crew: 6 Construction: FRC Construction: aluminium improving their safety. more modern technology fleet of boats. lifeboat stations. Speed: 25 knots Weight: 13 tonnes Crew: 3–4 alloy with closed cell and have significant Range: 240 nautical miles Length: 16m Launch: carriage, slipway Weight: 1.8 tonnes Length: 5m polythene foam collar safety enhancements. Construction: fibre Speed: 25 knots or moored afloat Engine: 2 x 115hp Speed: 25 knots Crew: 3 This will ensure she can reinforced composite (FRC) Range: 250 nautical miles Launch: trolley, floating Endurance: 3 hours max Weight: 3.5 tonnes continue to meet the Crew: 6 Construction: FRC boathouse or davit Construction: Hypalon- Launch: moored afloat demands of some of Weight: 17 tonnes Crew: 6 coated polyester the most challenging Launch: slipway, carriage Weight: 30 tonnes Crew: 2–3 stretches of coastline or lying afloat Launch: slipway or Weight: 436kg and be fit for purpose ATLANTIC 75 lying afloat Launch: trolley or davit for another 25 years. (B CLASS) This rigid inflatable lifeboat Length: 17m replaced the Atlantic 21 Speed: 25 knots in 1993. Crew can right the Range: 250 nautical miles craft using an inflatable HOVERCRAFT There are 458 Construction: FRC bag should it capsize, and Introduced to the fleet Crew: 6 the engines are inversion- in 2002, hovercraft can lifeboats (including Weight: 41 tonnes proofed to restart from wet. operate in areas of mud, Launch: moored afloat Length: 8m sand and very shallow relief fleet) on service: Speed: 32 knots water – useful for St Bees Atlantic 85 inshore Endurance: 3 hours max shoreline searches. 163 all-weather lifeboat Joy Morris mbe Construction: glass- Length: 8m reinforced plastic (GRP) Speed: 30 knots lifeboats, 288 inshore Crew: 3 Endurance: 3 hours Crew: 2–4 Weight: 1.7 tonnes at maximum speed Weight: 2.4 tonnes lifeboats and Engine: 2 x 75hp Construction: marine Engine: 2x75hp Launch: trolley, floating grade aluminium with Launch: bespoke 7 hovercraft. boathouse or davit moulded FRC transporter Abdul (15) and Shaiful (14) fish with a homemade net on monsoon Our people International floodwaters submerging the village of Kolapra in Barishal, Bangladesh The RNLI is unique – as a modern emergency Our founder, Sir William Hillary, had the service, and as a charity. We rely on people vision that we should ‘extend our views from all walks of life, with a huge range of [of drowning prevention] from our own skills and experience, to keep our lifesaving immediate coasts, to the most remote service running quarters of the globe, and to every neighbouring state’. These values are still OUR VOLUNTEERS as important today. A shocking 235,000* Over 95% of the RNLI’s people are volunteers – from lifeboat crew, lifeguards and shore crew to fundraisers, water safety lives are lost to global drowning each year. advisers and press officers. Thousands of dedicated RNLI Many of these drownings are preventable, volunteers save lives, raise funds, raise awareness, give water Torbay Crew Member James Hoare and it’s a situation that has to change safety advice, and help in our museums, shops, visitor centres takes the helm of D class inshore and offices. They are at the heart of the RNLI; without them lifeboat Lesley & Mary Daws The RNLI’s international work is a small but important we couldn’t carry out our vital lifesaving service. part of what we do. We aim to be a catalyst for drowning prevention, working with partners globally and in countries OUR STAFF where drowning is a significant problem to raise awareness, The RNLI could not run as effectively as it does without its widen the research base, and identify cost effective and staff, based around the UK and Ireland and at the RNLI Support practical solutions to save more lives. Centre in Poole, Dorset. Staff members include those with expertise in subjects such as lifeboat design, engineering, IN 2020 training, surveying, marketing, IT, HR, safety, and many The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on 235,000 others who support our volunteers on the front line. communities around the world. But in 2020 we still managed to work closely with partners in Bangladesh and PEOPLE DROWN GOVERNANCE Tanzania to support and adapt lifesaving work to raise WORLDWIDE The RNLI’s work is overseen by the charity’s trustees and awareness of both Covid-19 and drowning prevention. council members – volunteers who lend their skills and EACH YEAR 227 experience to help govern the RNLI. Our incredible volunteer retail crew Despite the challenges we helped: CHILDREN UNDER work tirelessly all year round to deliver • over 23,000 people in Bangladesh to learn about ONE PERSON the income that supports saving lives THE AGE OF 15 water safety close to their homes or at the beach EVERY 2 MINUTES* DROWN EVERY DAY* • support a beach lifeguard service in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where lifeguards rescued 25 people during their curtailed season • reach over 250,000 people in Barishal, Bangladesh COSTS Hoylake’s volunteer shore with awareness messages about Covid-19 and In 2020, we spent £2.5M (€2.8M) on our international lifesaving crew wash down their drowning prevention through door-to-door activities, work – about 2% of the RNLI’s total charitable spend. This includes lifeboat and launching gear following a search for a lost text messages, radio and loudspeaker announcements money received from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development fishing boat and crew and engaging community leaders. Office and other donors.

9,100+ 23,000 Female community swimming instructors 95% receive training before providing OF RNLI PEOPLE VOLUNTEER CREW ENGAGEMENT AND WATER SwimSafe lessons for children in specially ARE VOLUNTEERS AND LIFEGUARDS SAFETY VOLUNTEERS adapted village ponds in Bangladesh *Global Health Estimates 2020, World Health Organization To book a water safety school visit Children and www.rnli.org/youth-education Our proud history young people Sir William Hillary founded the RNLI back in 1824. The Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from RNLI lifeguards and water safety volunteers Shipwreck, as it was called then, organised dedicated lifeboats deliver lifesaving education to help keep young for volunteer crew to help save those in trouble at sea people safe in, and near, the water Sir William Hillary Our heritage team cares for objects and the RNLI’s most decorated lifeboatman Learning takes place on the beach, in lifeboat stations, in schools, archive materials to preserve the history of , at Cromer. Housed in colleges and at youth groups around the UK and Ireland. the RNLI, and to inspire future generations of modern buildings, they feature supporters and lifesavers. family-friendly displays. WATER SAFETY WORKSHOPS 1824 The RNLI manages museums and visitor Eastbourne, Whitby, Poole and Salcombe THE YEAR THAT Educating young people about water safety is fundamental centres around the UK, and collections at museums are set in their historic boathouses. to saving lives at sea and a core part of our water safety work. the RNLI Support Centre in Poole, Dorset. Chatham Historic Dockyard holds the RNLI THE RNLI The more people we can reach with our water safety messages, Historic items are also displayed in many of Historic Lifeboat Collection and the RNLI’s WAS FOUNDED the more lives we can save now and in the future. Through our our lifeboat stations. Seawatch Centre at Moelfre tells the story work to support teachers and youth leaders, we really can make External heritage funding has supported of local maritime and lifeboat history. a lifesaving difference. Recorded online fun safety the redevelopment of museums celebrating Find out more and plan a visit to any of Teachers and youth leaders can download resources videos can be viewed at the life of Grace Darling, at , and these venues at RNLI.org/heritage. www.rnli.org/youth-education at RNLI.org/education.

SWIM SAFE Children aged 7–14 can learn how to stay safe in open water by taking part in free, practical Swim Safe sessions. Swim Safe – 143,500+ a partnership between Swim England and the RNLI –takes place every summer* at inland and coastal sites throughout the UK. LIVES SAVED Learn more about Swim Safe at swimsafe.org.uk. SINCE OUR STORM FORCE Grace Darling who risked her life to rescue nine RNLI medallists on the Thames FORMATION Storm Force, our membership club for young people, inspires and survivors from the wrecked SS in 1838 embankment in London in 1967 educates 7 to 11-year-olds. It also sows the seed for children to become RNLI supporters, volunteers or lifesavers in later life.

*Due to Covid-19, Swim Safe did not take place in 2020.

In 2024, we’ll be marking Water safety tips the RNLI’s bicentenary with BE SAFE for children an exciting programme of HAVE FUN! national and regional If you are in and around the water ALWAYS REMEMBER TO: If you are in and around the water, events. We want to inspire STOP AND THINK 1 always remember to: a new generation of 2 STAY TOGETHER 1. stop and think supporters and volunteers 3 FLOAT 2. stay together at home, and around the world, who will ensure we CALL 999 3. float 4 can continue to save lives 4. call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard. After serving Longhope RNLI for nearly a century, the old boathouse is now an

FIND MORE FUN for another 200 years. independently run museum, complete with retired Watson class lifeboat Thomas AND SAFETY TIPS AT RNLI.org McCunn. The RNLI’s historic collections and museums – together with independent Find out more at RNLI.org/education. museums like this – keep our inspiring stories of lifeboat crew courage alive

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), a charity registered in England and Wales (209603) and Scotland (SC037736). Registered charity number 20003326 in the Republic of Ireland Money matters

As a charity, the RNLI depends on donations to power its lifesaving work. We can only continue to save lives now, and in the future, thanks to the generosity of our wonderful supporters

FUNDRAISING Gifts in Wills are our crew’s protection RNLI-related and other products, with all In 1891, the RNLI became the first charity at sea – funding vital training, equipment profits going towards lifesaving. You can to organise a street collection, marking the and kit. They account for 68% of total also shop online at shop.RNLI.org. beginning of a strong fundraising tradition. net income – in 2020, the RNLI received Today, supporters are our lifeblood. We £131.5M (€148.6M) from these OTHER WAYS TO GIVE are separate from the coastguard and lifesaving legacies. There are lots of other ways you can independent of government, so we rely Visit RNLI.org/legacy for more donate. From playing the Lifeboat Lottery on the generosity of our supporters, information about leaving a gift in your to making a one-off gift, from RNLI fundraising volunteers and groups – Will to the RNLI. membership to payroll giving. For more many with links to their local lifeboat information, visit RNLI.org/donate or stations – to fund our work. RNLI SHOP RNLI.org/membership. During the pandemic, many of our RNLI shops are run entirely by volunteers. We also rely on other organisations for fundraising activities have moved online, They boost funds and public support, support – so if you’re a company or a trust, with volunteer groups and individuals and you can find them at many lifeboat you may be interested in specific all over the UK and Ireland continuing stations. They stock a range of funding opportunities. to fundraise from home. Events have included everything from virtual coffee mornings to home-based challenges. WHERE YOUR A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER MONEY GOES Mayday – our national fundraising The global health crisis had a huge campaign – is a particular focus. impact on our charity in 2020. Lockdown 14p in every £1 To take part in an organised restrictions disrupted many of our usual donated is used fundraising event or plan your own, activities, including fundraising, crew to generate visit RNLI.org/fundraising for ideas and training, lifeguard roll out, building new more funds more information. Or, to donate visit lifeboats and station improvements. RNLI.org/donate. Lifesaving continued throughout, 86p in every £1 thanks to the selflessness and adaptability GIFTS IN WILLS funds our lifesaving of our people. From crews and lifeguards 6 out of 10 lifeboat launches are only activities adjusting to new Covid-19 safe procedures possible thanks to the kindness of and wearing extra PPE, to staff working supporters who leave gifts in their Wills. Figures taken from the RNLI Annual Report and Accounts 2020 from home or being on furlough.

Yarmouth’s Severn class lifeboat Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) IN 2020 £139.2M (€157.3M) spent on charitable activities £47.1M (€53.2M) raised through donations £131.5M (€148.6M) raised through Royal National Lifeboat Institution West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ legacies 0300 300 9990 (UK), 01 511 9836 (Ireland) or +44 1202 663234 (international) RNLI.org The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a charity registered in England and Wales (209603), Scotland (SC037736), the Republic of Ireland (CHY 2678 and 20003326), the Bailiwick of facebook.com/rnli twitter.com/rnli instagram.com/rnli Jersey (14), the Isle of Man (1308 and 006329F), the Bailiwick of Guernsey and Alderney

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