Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 26 May 1993 show that so tar during 1993: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 661 times (an average of more than 4 launches a day) 134 lives have been saved (an average of nearly one a day) Nearly 8% of all services carried out by lifeboats were in winds of Force 8 and above Nearly 35% of all services were to pleasure craft (sail, power and manual pleasure craft) There are 271 lifeboats on station, with a further 93 in the relief fleet.

To 26 May 1993,124,060 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 Trent - £1,000,000* Severn - £1,350,000* "Estimates based on prototypes, production costs may differ.