Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards carry out thousands of rescues every year. Here are just some of those caught on camera, and see the list below for more reports:
6 APPLEDORE | PAGE 10
7 PORTHTOWAN/PERRANPORTH | PAGE 14
8 PENARTH/BARRY DOCK | PAGE 16

You can also watch and read the latest rescues online at RNLI.org/news or facebook.com/RNLI.
Words: Bethany Hope
Photos: RNLI/(Tom Collins, Portaferry)

1 FISHING BOAT FIRE ST HELIER | 5 APRIL
The crew of the St Helier all-weather lifeboat joined Jersey Fire and Rescue Service to face a boat on fire just outside the harbour. The two people onboard the fishing boat were safely evacuated before the crew arrived. On scene, the lifeboat crew witnessed a number of explosions. With flares, fuel and gas cylinders posing a risk, the lifeboat volunteers remained at a safe distance and kept nearby vessels clear, while the fire service brought the blaze under control.

2 THE RISKS OUR CREWS FACE
BRIGHTON/SHOREHAM HARBOUR | 2 MAY
Two Brighton volunteer crew members were taken to hospital after a dramatic rescue in high seas. They were battling to save a lone yachtsman being tossed around in the surf, when the tow rope snapped. Two of the volunteers on the Atlantic 85 fell heavily against the bars on the lifeboat. They still managed
to tow the yacht safely into deeper waters, to the Shoreham Harbour all-weather lifeboat crew. Later at the hospital, one crew member was found to have a possible cracked rib, and the other was fine. Both were able to return home that day.

3 FOR THOSE IN PERIL
PORTAFERRY/NEWCASTLE | 11 APRIL
A lone yachtsman called for help in extremely challenging conditions 2 miles from the entrance to Strangford Lough. In rough seas and large swells the Portaferry helm manoeuvred the inshore lifeboat close to the yacht. It was too dangerous to attempt a tow, so a crew member jumped aboard. Newcastle all-weather lifeboat crew stood by – for back-up – and the Portaferry crew member helped the yachtsman sail safely into Ardglass Harbour.

4 HOLDING ON FOR DEER LIFE
LOWESTOFT | 6 JUNE
Volunteer lifeboat crew had a tough job keeping hold of a wild muntjac deer, injured on rocks at Lowestoft South Beach. The crew were quick to arrive, fearing that someone might put themselves at risk trying to rescue the animal. Two crew members waded ashore and climbed along the rocks to the deer. They wrapped it in a blanket to keep it from jumping away and got it back to the lifeboat station, where they called the RSPCA.

5 A BREAK IN THE FOG
HARTLEPOOL | 28 MAY
Two men in a small dinghy were lost at sea in thick fog near Longscar Rocks. Both Hartlepool lifeboat crews launched to search for the pair. Visibility was down to 5m in places, but the inshore lifeboat crew found them within 15 minutes and towed the 2m dinghy back to safety. The crew and the lucky survivors are pictured here approaching the station, as the fog clears.