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Small boat arrivals continue as Channel crossings set to top 17,000

About 50 people, thought to be asylum seekers, were brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat at Dungeness, Kent, on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Six dead and dozens rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Channel as search continues

Migrants were using shoes to bail water out of the sinking boat, according to one volunteer

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023

Migrants rescued as number of people crossing Channel ‘hits 100k since 2018’

Several migrants have been rescued from the English Channel as the number of people crossing on small boats in the last five-and-a-half years…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2023

‘The sea’s a magnetic force’: three former city-dwellers on the lure of coastal living

Whether beach walking or cold-water swimming, seaside living can be surprisingly restorative. Three enthusiasts explain their love of the sea and how they balance the thrill with staying safe

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023

Warning issued to paddleboarders in UK

Between 2021 and 2022, RNLI lifeboat crews experienced a 21 percent increase in rescue missions to save paddleboarders

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

RNLI urges UK paddleboarders to think carefully about weather and tides

Coastal rescuers ‘inundated’ with callouts to people using kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Paddleboarders urged to stay safe after increase in call outs

The RNLI has reported that the number of people whose lives were saved by its crews more than doubled last year.

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

‘We can be in the sea in seconds’: an expert guide to the RNLI’s life-saving kit

Rescuing people around the UK’s coastline calls for bravery, specialist training and top-notch equipment. Here, a senior lifeguard explains how the RNLI uses eight vital pieces of kit

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023

Dozens of yachts retire from Channel race due to ‘brutal’ gale-force winds

One crew evacuated before boat sinks as more than 80 vessels abandon world’s largest offshore race

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023

Sorry lads, we just can’t afford any more reckless, middle-aged adventurers

Nobody bats an eyelid when an amateur adventurer hurts himself or others in the pursuit of an insignificant record or a personal dream. But as the stakes get higher, with more extreme tourism on offer to the ultra-wealthy, Oliver Keens argues that it’s time to stop calling them brave or…

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023