Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 24 May 1995 show that so far during 1995: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 1,004 times (an average of more than 7 launches a day) 274 lives were saved (an average of 2 a day) Some 11% of all services carried out by lifeboats were in winds of Force 8 and above More than 40% of all services were to pleasure craft (sail, power and manual pleasure craft) There are 281 lifeboats on station To 24 May 1995,127,083 lives have been saved since the RNLI was founded in 1824.

Costs I The cost of running the RNLI in 1994 was £56m.

The approximate current cost of building a lifeboat is: 16ft D class inflatable - £11,000 7.5m Atlantic rigid inflatable - £61,250 14m Trent - £1,060,000 17m Severn - £1,410,000.