RNLI Dungeness Lifeboat Station

23/08/2026

Amazing!! Thank you so much New Beach Holiday Park, Caravans and Lodges For Sale, such loyal supporters!

Thank you for helping us to save lives at sea

18/08/2026

IT’S TONIGHT! Tune in to watch your local RNLI station on BBC2 at 8pm 🛟

17/08/2026

16/08/2026

📺 Here’s your reminder that we're on BBC Two's Saving Lives At Sea on Tuesday 18 August evening at 8pm along with volunteers from Porthcawl RNLI Lifeboat, RNLI North Berwick Lifeboat and Scarborough Lifeboat Station.

Here's a sneak peak behind the scenes from when the team came to film at the station a few months ago!

10/08/2026

Dungeness RNLI to feature in latest series of BBC’s Saving Lives at Sea

The volunteer lifeboat crew of Dungeness will appear in the latest series of BBC’s Saving Lives at Sea, which is now in its tenth year of being broadcast.

The episode featuring Dungeness RNLI will show on BBC2 on Tuesday 18 August at 8pm.

The series showcases the courage of RNLI lifesavers throughout the UK and Ireland as they respond to emergencies around the coast.

This week’s episode sees Dungeness RNLI tasked to a small boat in the English Channel that is breaking up with 62 people on board, alongside other rescue stories from around the UK and Ireland.

Coxswain Jon Morgan says:

‘Saving Lives at Sea shows viewers how lifeboat crew and lifeguards rescue those in distress at sea, and the lifesaving nature of our work. We are delighted to feature in such a long-running and popular series alongside our fellow lifesavers from across the RNLI.’

More than 30 different RNLI lifeboat stations feature in the series, as well as some of the charity’s beach lifeguards. The programme features real life rescue footage, interviews with the RNLI crews, lifeguards and the people they have rescued, and an insight into the lives of the charity’s lifesavers.

In 2025, RNLI lifeboat crews around the UK and Ireland aided 8,290 people, saving 272 lives, while the charity’s lifeguards helped 36,213 people and saved 117 lives on some of the UK’s busiest beaches.

📸: RNLI/Nathan Williams

02/08/2026

Takings from today’s Open Day are now in… an incredible £2,821 raised from the event, including £1151 in our RNLI Shop!

Thank you to all who donated to help us to continue saving lives at sea!

02/08/2026

WOW! Thank you to all who came to celebrate our Open Day on our 200th year today!

It has been a spectacular day with lots to do and see, a great lifeboat demonstration featuring Stormy Stan, Littlestone Lifeboat Station and RNLI Hastings Lifeboat Station and a very busy BBQ! 🍔

A huge thank you to our stallholders today including British Divers Marine Life Rescue, Beachside Barber Wendy Carrig Photography 2024, Beach Buddies Working Newfoundlands and much more!

A special shout out goes to the team from Scania, who cycled 44 miles as part of a sponsored bike ride, finishing at our lifeboat station and raising funds for the RNLI! Scania is the provider for engines in Shannon class lifeboats and the Shannon Launch and Recovery System (SLARS) and we are grateful for their continued support!

Grand total raised to be announced!

02/08/2026

And we’re open! Come on down to the Open Day, we’re open until 4pm.

Lifeboat demonstration at 12.30 subject to operational requirements!

01/08/2026

Due to operational requirements, The Pett Slip Buoys are unable to make our Open Day tomorrow, we thank them for the ongoing support and hope they can join us next year!

A huge thanks to Fleece, who will be joining us for some acoustic live music at 11am instead 🎸

01/08/2026

TOMORROW!

Come and celebrate RNLI Dungeness’ 200th year at our Station Open Day on Sunday 2 August 10-4!

Lifeboat display at approximately 12.30pm, lots of stalls, Beach Buddies Working Newfoundlands Beachside Barber , face painting and lots more!

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway will be stopping opposite the station all day, please check with them for timings.