The Blackpool crew receive reports of a man struggling in the sea at midnight.

The Plymouth crew respond to a mayday call for a scuba diver who has lost consciousness.

It’s a race against time for the Seahouses crew to find a kayaker who’s called a mayday.

A frantic mother alerts the lifeguards after six teenagers are cut off by the tide.

The Portaferry crew face an increasingly urgent search for two kayakers.

A 999 call comes in from the young son of a windsurfer in trouble in 80mph winds.

The Newhaven crew attempt to rescue a yachtsman before his vessel is smashed on the rocks.

With a storm battering the south coast of England, a windsurfer is in trouble.

A ten-year-old boy is swept out to sea on a paddleboard in North Berwick.

The Dover crew respond to a mayday for a small boat crossing the English Channel.

The RNLI crew race to save two men struggling in the water near a notorious headland.

The RNLI crew battle through huge waves to try to rescue a surfer.

An RNLI crew member volunteers to jump into the water to save a young boy in rough seas.

The crews race to save a family trapped in a car and a fossil hunter cut off by the tide.

The Porthcawl crew race to the rescue of a swimmer who’s been caught in a rip current.

The Minehead crew come close to disaster in the challenging rescue of two walkers.

In Mudeford, on the Dorset coast, a search for a missing kayaker quickly escalates.

The Walmer crew respond to reports of a small boat crossing in the English Channel.

The Humber crew must pull off the dangerous medivac of a fisherman with a spinal injury.

The Queensferry RNLI crew drag a barely conscious man out of the water.

The Castletownbere crew race to rescue of a fisherman who has suffered a suspected stroke.

The Porthcawl crew attempt to resuscitate a man who’s been swept out to sea.

In Dungeness, a crew discover that a casualty is the subject of a major manhunt.

Dermot O’Leary uncovers the RNLI’s heroic efforts in World War II.

A desperate 999 call alerts the crew to a bait digger in danger of being swept out to sea.