Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 8 February 1993 show that during 1992: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 5,439 times (an average of more than 14 launches a day) 1,371 lives have been saved (an average of more than 3 each day) Nearly 6% per cent of all services carried out by lifeboats were in winds of Force 8 and above Nearly 59 per cent of all services were to pleasure craft (sail, power and manual pleasure craft) There are 280 lifeboats on station, with a further 109 in the relief fleet.

To 31 December 1992, 123,900 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 21 ft 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 15.