Station and Crew

In 1867, the crew of the Norwegian Barque Egbert was rescued by the fishermen of Bembridge in an ordinary open boat.

Since the founding of Bembridge Lifeboat, over 900 lives have been saved by generations of volunteer lifeboat crews.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a registered charity that has been saving lives at sea since 1824.

Based at over 231 lifeboat stations, our volunteer crews provide, on call, the 24-hour service necessary to cover Search and Rescue requirements up to 100 nautical miles out to sea from the coast of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.