Since the war ended the Institution has been in touch with several of the foreign life-boat services. In September 1944, as soon as France was liberated, it heard from the French service which reported that it had suffered great losses.

In May 1945 it heard from the North and South Holland Life-boat Institution whose boats during ' the war rescued 850 lives, including some British and Canadian airmen. It, has also heard from the Swedish service, which expressed its "great admiration'' of the work of British life-boats in the war, the Norwegian sendee, which asked what flew developments had been made in life-boats during its "five years of isolation", the Belgian service which -wanted to have some boats built for it in Great Britain, and the Portuguese service which made inquiries about the latest types of life-boat and engine. The Institution has sent plans to the Belgian and Portuguese services, and has lent the Dutch service two life-boats..