Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 2 February 1994 show that during 1993: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 5,397 times (an average of 14 launches a day) 1,274 lives were saved (an average of nearly 3 a day) Nearly 4% of all services carried out by lifeboats were in winds of Force 8 and above More than 54% of all services were to pleasure craft (sail, power and manual pleasure craft) There are 274 lifeboats on station, with a further 100 in the relief fleet.

To 31 December 1993,125,214 lives have been saved since the RNLI was founded in 1824.

Costs The cost of running the RNLI in 1993 was £46m.

The approximate current cost of building a lifeboat is: 16ft D class inflatable - £11,000 7.5m Atlantic rigid inflatable - £61,000 14m Trent - £1,025,000 17m Severn - £1,380,000.