Everything you ever needed to know about the Royal National Lifeboat Institution - and more!
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Thread Starter: Dunsailing Started: Tue 17 Oct 2006 Replies: 5
The ship I served on in th 70`s worked alongside the RNLI in an exercise and I must say they were a very professional force.
I was proud & honoured to call them my `shipmates` 
John
Wed 28 Feb 2007, 10.27PM
Ps
We have the utmost respect for ALL the RNLI crews around the Country and other Lifeboat crews who volunteer their time to save others.
ALL BE SAFE
Wed 28 Feb 2007, 10.25PM
Hi
If you watched Seaside Rescue tonighton the BBC you would have seen the two head injuries being winched too the helicopter during Cowes Week.
The "loacl Rescue boat was actually Gosport Rescue One an Independant Inshore Lifeboat.
Last year it the stationwas one of the busiest in the country and from Coastguard figures released in September 2006 the busiest in the Solent Coastguard area
There are over 50 Independant, Non RNLI, voluntary lilfeboats around the UK
Please feel free to look at www.gafirs.org.uk
Fri 16 Feb 2007, 10.37AM
hello
Being born and brought up near the seaside in Rhode Island USA ,I really miss it . Watching Seaside Rescue reminds me of this and as a direct result ,I'll be off to Weymouth and Portland at Easter. I hope I never need to use the SAR services but if I do ,I know I would be safe in their hands. They do a fantastic worthwhile job. Any chance of broadcasting the first ever series of seaside rescue? Donna S, from Coventry
Thu 11 Jan 2007, 3.41PM
Hi ScottC. In response to your question, as a Governor member, the RNLI has never received government funding and would never wish to. At present almost 80p of every pound raised goes into providing the service. With government involvement this would drop to less than 50p, the difference being wastage on bueraucracy and needless red-tape. Originally, the services were run locally by the local fishermen etc, simply to help save the lives of fellow sailers in shipwreck. This proud tradition of volunteering continues to this very day, and we're all very proud of it.
Mon 6 Nov 2006, 12.32AM
I have never been in a situation to call upon the RNLI, , but I must say they risk their own lives to save others and do a marvellous job. But I don't understand why they do not get funding from the goverment such as the police,fire etc.
