Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 9 September 1992 show that so far during 1992: The RNLI's lifeboats have been launched 4,338 times (an average of more than 13 launches a day) 1,141 lives have been saved (an average of more than 3 each day) Nearly five per cent of all services carried out by lifeboats were in winds of Force 8 and above Nearly 60 per cent of all services were to pleasure craft (sail, power and manual pleasure craft) There are 269 lifeboats on station, with a further 90 in the relief fleet.

To 9 November 1992, 123,670 lives have been saved since the RNLI was founded in 1824.

Costs The cost of running the RNLI in 1992 was £48m.

The approximate current cost of building a lifeboat is: 16ft D class inflatable - £10,500 21ft Atlantic rigid inflatable - £61,000 12m Mersey - £680,000 Fast Afloat Boat 4 - £1,000,000* Fast Afloat Boat 3 - £1,350,000* 'Estimates based on prototypes, production costs may differ.