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Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Abbreviation
RNLI
Formation
4 March 1824
Type
Life savers
Legal status
Registered charity
Purpose
To save lives at sea.
Headquarters
Poole, Dorset, England
Region served
United Kingdom
Ireland
Channel Islands
Isle of Man
Patron
The King
President
The Duke of Kent
Chief executive
Mark Dowie
Main organ
The Lifeboat
Budget (2022)
£221.6million
Staff (2022)
1,972
Volunteers (2022)
More than 9,700
Website
rnli.org
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways.
Founded in 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, it soon afterwards became the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck because of the patronage of King George IV. Royal patronage has continued up to the present day with King Charles III. The organisation changed to its name to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution on 5 October 1854 and was granted a royal charter in 1860.
The RNLI is a charity based in Poole, Dorset. It is principally funded by legacies (65%) and donations (30%). Most of its lifeboat crews are unpaid volunteers. They operate more than 400 lifeboats from 238 stations. Paid lifeguards provide services at nearly 250 beaches. The RNLI also provides free safety advice to many different groups of people, and has been involved in international cooperation since 1924.
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