Saving Lives at Sea

20124 series
Available on
BBC Two

Follows the ordinary men and women who volunteer with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), risking their lives every day to save others who are in danger. With bases across Britain the RNLI are prepared to attend rescue calls around the clock and in any weather condition. Operating for more than 150 years, the organisation has saved over 140,000 people from life-threatening situations out at sea. During the winter months the elements become treacherous posing more risks to people venturing in the harsh waters, in turn increasing the number of challenging rescue missions for the brave volunteers.

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Episode 3Caught Out

Caught Out On The Causeway. The Queensferry RNLI crew drag a barely conscious man out of the water.

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Episode 4Pressure

Crash Landing. In Port Isaac, the crew race to the rescue of a female casualty with a spinal injury.

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Episode 5Learning on the Job

On the south Wales coast, a Penarth crew member is called up for his first shout when a paddleboarder is caught out by the tide.(S07,E05)

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Episode 6Ready for Anything

In Eastbourne, on the Sussex coast, a routine day at the lifeboat station changes in an instant when a boat catches fire just outside the harbour.(S07,E06)

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Episode 7Casualty Care

In Swanage, Dorset, the crew race to the rescue of a diver whose life hangs in the balance. In Kinghorn, Scotland, a swimmer is swept out to sea. S7, Ep7

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