Saving Lives at Sea
Series 5
202010 episodes
Episode 1
Episode 1
Sep 17, 20201h
The volunteers of the RNLI race to save two paddleboarders being swept into a shipping lane, search for a missing fisherman and abandon a crewmate’s wedding when the pager calls.
Episode 2
Episode 2
Sep 24, 20201h
The volunteers of the RNLI race to rescue a stranded porpoise, a teenager trapped by the tide on a rocky outcrop and the crew of a fishing boat on fire.
Episode 3
Episode 3
Oct 6, 20201h
The volunteers of the RNLI race to rescue a paddleboarder being blown out to sea, a man overboard and two teenage girls trapped on a sandbank and at risk of drowning.
Episode 4
Episode 4
Oct 13, 20201h
The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a sinking schooner and a walker with a broken leg, while cries for help in the early hours of the morning lead to an eerie night-time search.
Episode 5
Episode 5
Oct 20, 20201h
The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a stricken fishing boat in a force-eight gale, a yacht trapped on a weir in Loch Ness and a puppy that has swallowed a fishing hook.
Episode 6
Episode 6
Nov 10, 20201h
The RNLI volunteers race against time to try and save three people in the water in the Bristol Channel, a father and son trapped against a cliff face and a badly injured sailor.
Episode 7
Episode 7
Nov 17, 20201h
The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a family trapped in their car, slowly being engulfed by the sea, two kayakers close to drowning, and a fossil hunter cut off by the tide.
Episode 8
Episode 8
Nov 24, 20201h
The RNLI volunteers face a search in one of the worst storms in living memory, race to save three people caught in a rip current and two men stuck on an oil rig's anchor chain.
Episode 9
Episode 9
Jan 7, 20211h
The RNLI volunteers search for a missing kitesurfer, race to rescue a father and daughter being swept out to sea and try to save all nine lives of a casualty in the Thames.
Episode 10
Episode 10
Jan 14, 20211h
The RNLI volunteers race to save a teenage paddleboarder being swept out to sea, a sinking cargo ship and a yacht being battered by an Atlantic storm.