Independent lifeboats in Britain and Ireland

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Southport Lifeboat Station

Independent lifeboats in Britain and Ireland is generally a term referring to lifeboat services which are not part of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), (Est. 1854), or its predecessor, the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS) (Est. 1824), even though the RNLI is itself independent.

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There are about 80 (the number can fluctuate - see the tables below) independent lifeboat services operating throughout Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands, on coasts and inland waterways, comprising around a quarter of the lifeboat services in the UK and Ireland.

Because the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) owns and operates the majority of lifeboat stations (238 in 2025 [1] ), smaller independent services can be overshadowed when it comes to publicity and fundraising. [2] [3]

Independent services are usually funded privately and most are registered charities; they are supported by amateur radio; [4] most operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Some of the independent stations have achieved 'Declared Facility' (DF) status from HM Coastguard, or 'Declared Resource' from Irish Coast Guard, just as they would call on the RNLI. [5] [6]

History

The remains of Formby lifeboat station Ruins of lifeboat station, Formby Point - geograph.org.uk - 96428.jpg
The remains of Formby lifeboat station

The first recorded independent lifeboat service was established in 1776 at Formby, Merseyside, where it could cover the entrance to Liverpool Docks, one of the busiest ports in the world at that time. [7]

More lifeboat stations began to be established around the coast towards the end of the 18th century, in response to the considerable loss of life at sea. Many seaside towns and villages commissioned their own lifeboat, or were part of a larger group, such as the Norfolk Shipwreck Association, or the Essex Lifeboat Association. [8]

In addition, under the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847, companies operating Dock facilities were required by Act of parliament to provide a lifeboat.

Inevitably, managing the operations and costs of a lifeboat was not an easy task, nor the first priority of the various Harbour and Dock Companies, and the management of the majority of these lifeboat stations was ultimately transferred to the RNLI.

However, in the early 1900s, a rise in the number of powered vessels, including lifeboats, and a decline in the number of merchant sailing vessels at the mercy of the weather, resulted in a dramatic reduction in the number of wrecks, and the need for lifeboats. Many RNLI stations were closed.

St Abbs Lifeboat Station St Abbs Lifeboat and St Abbs Lifeboat Station.jpg
St Abbs Lifeboat Station

In the 1960s, a gradual increasing popularity of coastal and river sport and leisure activities, has led to the reopening of some lifeboat stations, and the establishment of many new ones, both with the RNLI, and independent organisations.

In 1962, the number of rescues or attempted rescues by All-weather RNLI lifeboats in the summer months was 98, with the number of lives rescued being 133. In 1963, in response to an increasing amount of water-based leisure activity, the RNLI began trials of small fast Inshore lifeboats, placed at various locations around the country. These were easily launched with just a few people, ideal to respond quickly to local emergencies. This quickly proved to be very successful. In 1963, there were 226 rescues or attempted rescues in the summer months, as a result of which 225 lives were saved. [9]

Along with new RNLI stations, the number of Independent Lifeboat stations have increased once again, with many operating in areas not traditionally covered by the RNLI, such as river estuaries and inland waterways, or established where a local need has been lacking cover.

In July 2020, the National Independent Lifeboat Association (NILA) was formed and established as a charity, to give independent lifeboats operators in the UK and Jersey a single voice in national conversations while remaining independent. Not all independent lifeboats are members of NILA. NILA has a seat on the UKSAR Operators group and the National Water Safety Forum. [10] In October 2020, the UK Parliament debated lifeboat coverage in depth, principally in respect of Covid-19, but generally to consider the future of lifeboat coverage around the UK, and to raise awareness of independent services and the funding difficulties they faced. A number of individual lifeboat stations (independent and RNLI) were highlighted. [11]

List of independent lifeboat services

Independent lifeboat services are spread across England, Wales, Scotland, [12] Jersey, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. [13] Some are primarily inland rescue services.

United Kingdom

England

NameLocationEstablishedNILA memberNotesImage
Bay Search and Rescue 1999 [14] Yes
Bay Search ^ Rescue - geograph.org.uk - 6065345.jpg
Boulmer Volunteer Rescue Service1967 [16] Registered charity (No. 258409) [17] Boulmer Volunteer Rescue Service - geograph.org.uk - 6698656.jpg
BARB Search and Rescue 1992 [18] [19] Registered charity (No. 1031263) [20] Burnham-on-Sea BARB (2024).JPG
Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Service 1969 [21] YesRegistered charity (No. 262126) [22] Caister Lifeboat Station.jpg
Duddon Inshore Rescue 1969 [23] Registered charity (No. 500045) [24] Duddon Inshore Rescue station - geograph.org.uk - 3879152.jpg
Felixstowe Lifeboat 1997 [25] [26] Yes
Felixstowe Coast Patrol base at Trimley (2025).JPG
Folkestone Rescue2014 [28] Yes
  • Inshore Lifeboat, supporting local emergency services, operates April to September, weekend daytime.
  • Registered Charity (No. 1212133) [29]
Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station 1972 [30] Registered charity (No. 293657) [31] Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station.jpg
Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) 1969 [32] Yes
Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Boat Station.jpg
Hamble Lifeboat1968 [34] [35] YesRegistered charity (No. 265661) [36] Hamble Lifeboat Station, The Quay, Hamble-le-Rice (May 2019).JPG
Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team 1973 [37] Yes
Haverigg Inshore Rescue - geograph.org.uk - 6261261.jpg
Hayling Island Rescue1984 [39] [40]
Hemsby Inshore Rescue Service1976Yes
Hemsby Lifeboat Station.jpg
Hope Cove Life Boat Yes
  • Managed by MCA 1960–2010.
  • Hope Cove Lifeboat Ltd 2010 [42]
  • Registered charity (No. 1140126) [43]
Hornsea Inshore Rescue1994 [44]
Hornsea Inshore Rescue depot.jpg
Humber Rescue 1989 [46] Yes
Inshore Rescue Boat Station - geograph.org.uk - 271473.jpg
Lancaster Area Search and Rescue2018
  • Established in 2018 following devastating floods in Lancaster Area. The team is affiliated to Surf Life Saving GB (SLSGB) as a Flood Rescue Team. [48]
  • Registered charity (No. 1177231) [49]
Maryport Rescue1978 [50] YesRegistered charity (No. 1113807) [51] HM Coastguard and Maryport Inshore Rescue buildings - geograph.org.uk - 3045610.jpg
Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue 2005
  • Established April 2005, after separation from SARA. Operates in the Severn, Avon and Wye valleys. [52]
  • 2019, returned to SARA.
Mercia Rescue, East Waterside, Upton - geograph.org.uk - 3282413.jpg
Mundesley Volunteer Inshore Lifeboat 1972 [53] YesRegistered charity (No. 266406) [54] Mundesley Lifeboat Station Sunday 21 March 2010 (2).JPG
North Cumbria Search and Rescue2018 [55] YesRegistered charity (No. 1182703) [56]
Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat (PLIRB)1970 [57] YesRegistered charity (No. 286891) [58] Pett Levels Rescue Boathouse - geograph.org.uk - 1503205.jpg
Portsmouth & Southsea Voluntary Lifeguards1933 [59] YesRegistered charity (No. 265431) [60]
Red Seal Rescue Safety Boats
1967 [61] Registered charity (No. 700535) [62]
Runswick Bay Rescue Boat 1982 [63] [64] Yes
Runswick Bay Lifeboat house.jpg
Ryde Inshore Rescue Service 1956 [66] Yes
Ryde Inshore Rescue Service, Isle of Wight, UK.jpg
Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat 1884
  • Established at Shanklin 1884–1916.
  • Re-established 1988. [68]
  • Registered charity (No. 299584) [69]
Sandown Lifeboat House.jpg
Sea Palling Volunteer Rescue Service 1974 [70] Yes
Sea Palling lifeboat station.jpg
Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) 1973 [72] Yes
Landside view of rescue station, Beachley - geograph.org.uk - 2202451.jpg
Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) (Sharpness)1986 [72] Yes
Dock Master's house, Sharpness Old Dock - geograph.org.uk - 103099.jpg
Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) (Wyre Forest Emergency Services Hub)2005 [72] YesRegistered charity (No. 1193634) [73] Wyre Forest Emergency Services Hub (1), Stourport Road, Kidderminster, Worcs - geograph.org.uk - 6712237.jpg
Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) (Tewkesbury Fire Station)2007 [72] YesRegistered charity (No. 1193634) [73] Tewkesbury Fire Station - geograph.org.uk - 176812.jpg
Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) (Upton Marina)2019 [72] YesRegistered charity (No. 1193634) [73] Mercia Rescue, Upton-upon-Severn - geograph.org.uk - 4570345.jpg
Sidmouth Lifeboat 1968 [74] Yes
Sidmouth lifeboat station. - geograph.org.uk - 198422.jpg
Solent Rescue 1971 [76]
View towards Coast Guard Cottages, Lepe - geograph.org.uk - 648389.jpg
Southport Offshore Rescue Trust 1812
  • RNLI 1860–1925 [78]
  • Re-established 1988.
  • H.M. Coastguard 'Declared Facility'.
  • Registered charity (No. 1146805) [79]
SouthportLifeboatStation20222.jpg
Tees River Rescue2018 [80] YesRegistered charity (No. 1187247) [81]
Ulverston Inshore Rescue2002 [82] Yes
Ulverston Inshore Rescue Base - geograph.org.uk - 6655513.jpg
West Cumbria Search & Rescue2023 [84] YesRegistered charity (No. 1204142) [85] York Rescue Boat on the river - geograph.org.uk - 6845844.jpg
West Mercia Search and Rescue 2007 [86] YesRegistered charity (No. 1122651) [87]
West Mercia Search and Rescue 2007 [86] YesRegistered charity (No. 1122651) [87]
York Rescue Boat2014 [88] Registered charity (No. 1155849) [89] York Rescue Boat on the river - geograph.org.uk - 6845844.jpg

Wales

NameLocationEstablishedNILA memberNotesImage
Ferryside Inshore Rescue 1966 [90] Yes
Ferryside, rescue boat station - geograph.org.uk - 1179302.jpg
Loughor Inshore Rescue 1969Yes
Loughor Lifeboat Station in 2012.jpg
Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA), (Malpas Fire Station)2016 [72] YesRegistered charity (No. 1193634) [73] Malpas Fire Station - geograph.org.uk - 467335.jpg

Scotland

NameLocationEstablishedNILA memberNotesImage
East Sutherland Rescue Association (ESRA) 1982 [93] [94] Yes
East Sutherland Rescue Association ESRA Lifeboat Station December 2024.png
Glasgow Humane Society Glasgow 1790 [95] Registered charity (No. SC001178) Glasgow Humane Society landing stage (geograph 4128047).jpg
Loch Lomond Rescue Boat 1977 [96] YesRegistered charity (No. SC020014). Loch Lomond Rescue Boat boathouse - geograph.org.uk - 1659340.jpg
Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation (MIRO) 2005 [97] Yes
Findhorn Bay - geograph.org.uk - 5788134.jpg
Nith Inshore Rescue1982 [98] Yes
Nith Inshore Rescue Boat Premises - geograph.org.uk - 1853012.jpg
Port William Inshore Rescue Service (PIRSAC) 1979 [99] Yes
Port William Inshore Rescue - geograph.org.uk - 7330969.jpg
St Abbs Lifeboat Station
  • 1911 (RNLI)
  • 2016 (Ind.)
Yes
  • Independent since 2016. [100]
  • H.M. Coastguard 'Declared Facility'.
  • Registered charity (No. SC046312).
St Abbs Lifeboat and St Abbs Lifeboat Station.jpg

Northern Ireland

Some independent services come under the umbrella of the Community Rescue Service (CRS), Registered charity (No. NI-106359), and a member of NILA. [101] [102]

NameLocationEstablishedNILA memberNotesImage
Bann Rescue (Community Rescue Service)2008Operates on River Bann. [103] Down the Bann with the "Lady Sandel" (5) - geograph.org.uk - 871123.jpg
Foyle Search & Rescue1993 [104] YesRegistered charity (No. NI-106685). Foyle Search and Rescue Service - geograph.org.uk - 969104.jpg
Lagan Search and Rescue (LSAR)
2015 [105] YesRegistered charity (No. NI-101161). Lagan Search and Rescue, Belfast - geograph.org.uk - 5782988.jpg
Lough Neagh Rescue 1989 [106] Registered charity (No. NI-101051). Lifeboats, Lough Neagh - geograph.org.uk - 374857.jpg

Channel Islands

Whilst the Channel Islands are not part of the UK (they are Crown dependencies) they are included here because of their proximity to Britain and Ireland with their location in the English Channel and by virtue of the RNLI's coverage, which includes Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney.

Name [a] [b] LocationEst.NotesImage
  • Jersey Lifeboat Association
  • (DF) (NILA)
2019. [107] Registered charity (No. 108).
  1. (DF) used to signify 'Declared Facilty' with HM Coastguard
  2. (NILA) is a member of National Independent Lifeboat Association

Republic of Ireland

Some independent services come under the umbrella of Community Rescue Boats Ireland (CRBI) and are trained and administrated by Irish Water Safety. Those noted (DR) are Declared Resource with Irish Coast Guard. [108]

NameLocationEstablishedNotesImage
Abbeyfeale District Search & Rescue2004 [109]
Ballinskelligs Inshore Rescue (CRBI) (DR) Ballinskelligs, County Kerry 2008 [110] Ballinskelligs Pier - geograph.org.uk - 989693.jpg
Ballybunion Sea & Cliff Rescue Service (CRBI) (DR)1986 [111] Ballbunion Sea and Cliff Rescue - Atlantic 21 Launch.JPG
Ballyheigue Sea and Cliff Rescue (CRBI) (DR)2015 (or earlier) [112] [113] Ballyheigue village.jpg
Banna Rescue (CRBI) (DR)1983 [114]
Bantry Inshore Search and Rescue Association (CRBI) (DR)1987 [115] Bantry Lifeboat - geograph.org.uk - 504683.jpg
Blackwater Search & Recovery Unit1981 [116] [117]
Blessington Rescue Boat2007 [118]
Bonmahon (Bunmahon) (CRBI) (DR)1986 [119] [120] Lifeboathouse, Bonmahon - geograph.org.uk - 349390.jpg
Boyne Fishermans Rescue and Recovery (CRBI) [121] [122]
Bunratty Search and Rescue1981 [123]
Cahir River Search and Rescue2002Operating inland on the River Suir. [124]
Cahore Inshore Rescue Service (CRBI) (DR)1994 [125] [126] [127] Cahore Lifeboat House - geograph.org.uk - 917593.jpg
Carrick-on-Suir Search & RescueRiver rescue service. [128]
Corrib Mask Search and Rescue (CRBI) (DR) Lough Corrib and Lough Mask rescue service. [129] [130]
Derrynane (CRBI) (DR)1995 [131] [132] Pier on Derrynane Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 981144.jpg
Foxford & District Search & Rescue Unit (CRBI)Active 2025 but not listed as DR. [133]
Kilkee Marine Rescue [134] 1981Status unknown; possibly absorbed by Coast Guard Kilkee Unit. [135] Kilkee.JPG
Killarney Water Rescue1998. [136] [137]
Limerick Marine Search and Rescue (CRBI) (DR)1986 [138] [139]
Mallow Search & Rescue [140]
Tramore Sea Rescue Association (CRBI) (DR)Operates in conjunction with RNLI Tramore, with RNLI crew. [141] Lifeboathouse, Tramore (2) - geograph.org.uk - 349365.jpg
Waterford City River Rescue (CRBI) (DR)2005 [142] [143] [144]
Waterford Marine Search and Rescue (CRBI)2010 [145]

See also

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