Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 29 July 1993 show that so far during 1993: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 1,900 times (an average of more than 9 launches a day) 401 lives have been saved (an average of nearly two a day) More than 5% of all services carried out by lifeboats were in winds of Force 8 and above Nearly 49% 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 1993,124,327 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 14m Trent - £1,000,000* 17m Severn - £1,350,000* "Estimates based on prototypes, production costs may differ.