We love the coast and it’s a place where millions of people make happy memories every year. But it can also be a dangerous place that catches out the unwary and the unlucky, sometimes with life changing consequences. It’s why our 2,700-plus highly trained volunteers keep a daily visual and listening watch from our 60 stations for anyone in difficulty so HM Coastguard can send experts to the rescue.

In the last year, a record 840 incidents were recorded – including injured people on the coast path or stuck in mud on the shore, to paddleboarders and swimmers being pulled out to sea by the tide, vessels in jeopardy and even environmental hazards. We look out for vulnerable people and craft, whether that be swimmers, kayakers, fishing boats, yachts, ribs, anglers to name but a few.

It truly is work that helps to save lives – that could easily be you and your loved ones.

Please help us to keep people safe along the coast by making a donation.