The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the charity that saves lives at sea.
It provides a 24-hour on-call service to cover search and rescue requirements on inland waters, beaches the River Thames and out to 100 nautical miles from the coast of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
This site is our way of thanking, informing and updating all the supporters whose generosity makes our work possible.
Tower Lifeboat is the dedicated Search and Rescue resource for Central London, that covers the Thames between Barking Creek and Battersea; these are approximate bounds, dependent on tidal conditions and other SAR resources, Tower Lifeboat has been deployed outside these bounds but its work is largely carried out well within them.
News & Rescues
“ Tower RNLI Lifeboat self launched after hearing shouts of 'help' and 'lifeboat' coming from members of the public on Waterloo Bridge. The people shouting were pointing to the other side of the ... read more
27th January 2013, 10:01hrs
Subscribe and Contact
“ Find out how you can stay in touch with the station through regular emails and social media .. read more
Station Visits
“ Come visit us, explore the station, our boats and learn about our life saving work. Our team of experts are also able to visit your school or local group .. find out more
Join our volunteers
“ The RNLI is supported entirely by voluntary contributions, find out about opportunities for both wet and dry crew .. read more