Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 5 November1995 show that so far during 1995: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 4,770 times (an average of more than 15 launches a day) 1,089 lives were saved (an average of more than 3 a day) Some 3% of all services carried out by lifeboats were in winds of Force 8 and above Some 54% of all services were to sail, power and manual pleasure craft) There are 288 lifeboats on station To 5 November 1995,127,932 lives have been saved since the RNLI was founded in 1824.

Costs The cost of running the RNLI in 1995 was £62m.

The approximate current cost of building a lifeboat is: 16ft D class inflatable £11,275 7.5m Atlantic rigid inflatable - £64,350 14m Trent £1,145,000 17m Severn - £1,495,000.