Saving Lives at Sea
Series 11
202610 episodes
Episode 1
Man Overboard
Aug 18, 202659m
The Porthcawl crew respond to a 999 call about a local fisherman who’s fallen overboard. As they discover the casualty’s identity, their search becomes increasingly desperate.
Episode 2
Sandbank Shipwreck
Aug 25, 202658m
When a mayday comes in from a yacht breaking up off the Norfolk coast, both the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI crew and Caister’s independent lifeboats race to the rescue.
Episode 3
Family SOS
Sep 1, 202658m
The Newbiggin crew race to the rescue of three children who have been swept out to sea on a small inflatable dinghy.
Episode 4
Teenage Mayday
Sep 8, 202659m
A mayday comes in from a French yacht 16 miles west of St Helier, in the Channel Islands; on board are two teenage girls whose father is unconscious.
Episode 5
Searching for a Pulse
Sep 15, 202658m
When a kayaker calls a friend to say she’s in trouble out at sea, the line suddenly goes dead; the Happisburgh crew find her over a mile off shore, face down and unresponsive.
Episode 6
Lifeguard Emergency
Sep 22, 202659m
In Watergate Bay, one of Cornwall’s surfing hotspots, two teenage boys are caught in one of the beach’s notorious rip currents.
Episode 7
Yacht on the Reef
Sep 30, 202658m
A French yacht has made a mayday call after suffering mechanical failure near Jersey. The St Helier crew must rescue it before it drifts onto a notoriously treacherous reef.
Episode 8
Paddleboard 999
Oct 7, 202658m
On the Northumberland coast, a 999 call comes in from a woman whose husband is drifting out to sea on a paddleboard; it’s a race against time for the Seahouses crew to find him.
Episode 9
Rip Current Surfer
Oct 13, 202658m
The Porthcawl crew’s training night is disrupted when a call comes from a dog walker who has spotted a surfer in trouble below the cliffs at Rest Bay.
Episode 10
Young Surf Hero
Oct 20, 202659m
A teenage boy rushes to help save a paralysed surfer from drowning. When a 999 call comes in, the Appledore crew are tasked with an immediate launch.