RNLI LIFEBOAT AND LIFEGUARD DATA: THE RNLI IN 2018
Data on all RNLI lifeboat launches and lifeguard incidents are from the RNLI in-house system Lifesaving Activity Reporting (LSAR).
ANGLING FROM A BOAT DINGHY SAILING
110 lifeboat launches in the UK 65 lifeboat launches in the UK 24 lifeboat launches in Ireland 4 lifeboat launches in Ireland
ANGLING FROM THE SHORE KAYAKING AND CANOEING
46 lifeboat launches in the UK 183 lifeboat launches in the UK 1 lifeboat launch in Ireland 9 lifeboat launches in Ireland Lifeguards responded to 62 incidents Lifeguards responded to 273 incidents
BODYBOARDING KITESURFING 37 lifeboat launches in the UK 5 lifeboat launches in the UK 2 lifeboat launches in Ireland 4 lifeboat launches in Ireland Lifeguards responded to 89 incidents Lifeguards responded to 1,365 incidents
MOTORBOATING COASTEERING 411 lifeboat launches in the UK 14 lifeboat launches in the UK 32 lifeboat launches in Ireland 2 lifeboat launches in Ireland Lifeguards responded to 40 incidents Lifeguards responded to 24 incidents
OPEN-WATER SWIMMING COMMERCIAL FISHING 228 lifeboat launches in the UK
167 lifeboat launches in the UK 41 lifeboat launches in Ireland 29 lifeboat launches in Ireland Lifeguards responded to 1,778 incidents
REMINDER: These statistics can be discussed during your interactions with the public but they are not to be given out to the public as a hard or electronic copy. PERSONAL WATERCRAFT (PWC) TOMBSTONING
90 lifeboat launches in the UK 9 lifeboat launches in the UK 4 lifeboat launches in Ireland 0 lifeboat launches in Ireland Lifeguards responded to 108 incidents Lifeguards responded to 207 incidents
ROWING WALKING/RUNNING
47 lifeboat launches in the UK 610 lifeboat launches in the UK 0 lifeboat launches in Ireland 16 lifeboat launches in Ireland Lifeguards responded to 7,765 incidents
SCUBA DIVING WINDSURFING 33 lifeboat launches in the UK 30 lifeboat launches in the UK 3 lifeboat launches in Ireland 2 lifeboat launches in Ireland Lifeguards responded to 4 incidents Lifeguards responded to 25 incidents
YACHT SAILING STAND-UP PADDLEBOARDING 373 lifeboat launches in the UK 35 lifeboat launches in the UK 40 lifeboat launches in Ireland 2 lifeboat launches in Ireland Lifeguards responded to 43 incidents Lifeguards responded to 247 incidents
SURFING
20 lifeboat launches in the UK 5 lifeboat launches in Ireland Lifeguards responded to 578 incidents
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), a charity registered in England and Wales (209603), Scotland (SC037736), the Republic of Ireland (20003326), the Bailiwick of Jersey (14), the Isle of Man, the Bailiwick of Guernsey and Alderney