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Saving Lives at Sea (2016)

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Genre
documentary television program
Country
United Kingdom
Length
10 seasons, 96 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
9.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series follows the volunteer crews of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution as they carry out rescues at sea around the coasts of Britain and Ireland. Each episode shows real emergencies and the people who risk everything to save lives.

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What happens

Saving Lives at Sea is a television documentary series about the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, showing its rescues in British coastal waters and around Ireland. It was first broadcast by BBC Two on 13 July 2016. As of 2025, there were ten annual series with over ninety episodes and production continuing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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