Plymouth RNLI

Our Boats

TWO LIFEBOATS
PROVIDE 24/7 COVER

A Severn Class All-Weather Lifeboat and
an Atlantic 85 Inshore Lifeboat

See Our Boats

Our Latest Launches

Launch #117 Sunday 16th November 3:26pm

Inshore Lifeboat Annabel E Jones launched on service to assist South Western Ambulance Service.

Launch #116 Thursday 11th November 5:20pm

All weather lifeboat Sybil Mullen Glover was launched on service by Falmouth Coastguard to locate, assess, and assist a 10-metre...

Launch #115 Tuesday 11th November 8:39am

Inshore lifeboat Annabel E Jones launched on service by Falmouth Coastguard to reports of a yacht aground with a person...

Launch #114 Thursday 6th November 4:23pm

All-weather lifeboat Sybil Mullen Glover launched on service by Falmouth Coastguard to locate, assess and assist a fishing vessel with...

2024 proved to be another busy year for Plymouth Lifeboat station. Our volunteer crew have launched on service 160 times, carried out training every other Sunday and Wednesday, celebrated the RNLI’s 200th Birthday and attended numerous public engagements throughout the year.

We also hosted the first South West Women in SAR event. Halfway through the event, the station was tasked by the Coastguard to respond to a motor vessel with engine issues, so an all-female crew made up of qualified volunteers from Plymouth, Weymouth, Teignmouth and Lyme Regis responded on the Inshore Lifeboat. This was the first time an operational shout in the South West has been conducted by an all-female crew in the charity’s history.

If you see someone in trouble at the coast, call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard

Have a plan – check the weather forecast, tide times.

Keep a close eye on your family – on the beach and in the water.

Don’t allow your family to swim alone.

If you fall into the water unexpectedly, FLOAT TO LIVE. Fight your instinct to thrash around, lean back, extend your arms and legs, and Float.

Always 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.

Be wary of all edges around the sea and waterside.

Always take a means of calling for help.

Tell someone where you are going and what time you expect to be back. Know what to do – visit RNLI.org/safety.

Downloading the What Three Words App will help give an exact location to help locate you in an emergency. https://app.what3words.com/download

FLOAT TO LIVE

If you found yourself struggling in the water unexpectedly, your instinct would tell you to swim hard. But cold water shock could make you gasp uncontrollably. Then you could breathe in water and drown. Instead, you should Float to Live.

Float To Live