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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is urging anyone able to access the coast under government guidance to stay safe and not take any unnecessary risks that may put extra pressure on emergency services. As the UK and Ireland enter new nationwide lockdowns our volunteer lifeboat crews remain on-call 24/7 ready to drop everything to save lives at sea. But […]
» Read more#2020 has been tough for everyone. Our volunteers have have been extremely busy all year. In fact 2020 looks like it’s going to be our second-busiest year in our 218-year history. So we’d like to share the messages of appreciation we’ve received. Including one big surprise 👱🔟 Clues in the emojis 😜 🚒⚽️👨💼📻🚓⛅️👨💼📻⚽️📺🔟
» Read more‘If it wasn’t for Redcar RNLI we wouldn’t be here today’ – father’s Christmas video message to thank crew for saving son A father who was rescued by Redcar RNLI after he and his son were cut off by the tide at the foot of cliffs at Saltburn has sent a video message to thank the crew who saved their […]
» Read moreWe urge you to support our charity this Christmas. Perhaps you’ve decided not to send cards this year and would like to make a donation to a worthwhile cause instead? Christmas 2020 will be different for us all due to Covid-19 and the restrictions in place. What isn’t restricted is our willingness to leave our families and leap to the […]
» Read moreThe volunteer lifeboat crew Redcar RNLI took to the small screen on Tuesday 10 November 2020 as they featured in a dramatic episode of the BBC TV series Saving Lives at Sea. Catch up on BBC iPlayer here. Real life rescue footage captured on their helmet cameras gives a frontline view of how the charity’s lifesavers risk their own lives […]
» Read moreRedcar RNLI’s most decorated helmsman has hung up his lifejacket for the last time. 50-year-old Mark Reeves joined the lifeboat crew at the age of 17, and quickly rose through the ranks to become a helmsman of both inshore lifeboats at Redcar. During his time, he was involved in a number of rescues which earned Mark and his fellow crew […]
» Read moreThis meeting will be broadcast on Zoom at 6pm Monday 28 September 2020. if you are interested in observing, please follow this link - http://www.redcarlifeboat.org.uk/LMG
» Read moreThe 2020 Lifeboat Day will be very different to any the 218-year-old Redcar lifeboat station has held before. While some COVID-19 restrictions have been eased, face-to-face fundraising planned for Saturday 17 July won’t be going ahead as normal. So instead the Redcar volunteers are taking to social media to boost their funds. Dave Cocks, spokesman for Redcar RNLI, explains: ‘Lifeboat […]
» Read moreA fisherman has died after he was swept into the sea near Redcar. The Redcar RNLI lifeboat was tasked at 4.46pm on Sunday 7 June 2020 after UK Coastguard received reports that a fisherman had been washed into the sea at the South Gare lighthouse near Redcar. While the lifeboat was proceeding other members of the lifeboat crew drove to […]
» Read moreThe health crisis has hit our income hard. Lockdown halted the fundraising events we rely on to power our lifesaving service. Yet we have never stopped being on call 24/7, ready and willing to save lives. We still need protective crew kit and fuel to launch our lifeboats. And the lifeboat station and lifeboats still need to be maintained and repaired. With your […]
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