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Saving Lives at Sea

  • 2016 – 2025
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary · Reality
  • ~1h / ep
  • 10 seasons
  • 9.3/10

Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

Latest: Series 10 · 2025

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  1. E1. Emergency in the Channel

    Jul 31, 2025 · 58m

    The Dover crew respond to a mayday for a small boat crossing the English Channel. Then another vessel capsizes, leaving over 20 people fighting for their lives in the water.

  2. E2. Race to Rescue a Family

    Aug 7, 2025 · 59m

    A ten-year-old boy has been swept out to sea on a paddleboard. The North Berwick crew race to his rescue.

  3. E3. Windsurfer Caught in the Storm

    Aug 14, 2025 · 58m

    With a storm battering the south coast of England, a windsurfer is in trouble. The Portsmouth crew have to decide whether it’s even safe for them to launch.

  4. E4. Yacht on the Rocks

    Aug 21, 2025 · 58m

    The Newhaven crew make a desperate attempt to rescue a yachtsman before his vessel is smashed on the rocks

  5. E5. Into the Eye of the Storm

    Aug 27, 2025 · 58m

    A 999 call comes in from the young son of a windsurfer in trouble; the Mudeford crew battle 80mph winds in an increasingly desperate search.

  6. E6. Hunt for Missing Kayakers

    Sep 4, 2025 · 58m

    In Portaferry, Northern Ireland, the crew face an increasingly urgent search for two kayakers who have been blown out to sea in 50mph winds.

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