Workington Lifeboat

06/10/2026

Workington RNLI's volunteer crew was called out today to a 23ft day fishing boat in distress off the coast of Harrington. One person was on board the vessel, which had a rope wrapped around its propeller. Workington RNLI's all-weather lifeboat, the Dorothy May White, launched at 8am and arrived on scene at 8.10am.
The rope around the propeller could not be cut off. The crew carefully assessed whether establishing a tow was the best course of action and in the absence of a more suitable vessel, and given the risks related to the vessel’s condition and location, it was determined that towing was the best course of action.
The Dorothy May White towed the fishing boat to Harrington Marina and handed over to Whitehaven Coastguard Rescue Team.
The Dorothy May White returned to the station and was ready for service at 9am.

04/10/2026

Workington RNLI was called out to assist a drifting 16ft fishing vessel which suffered a mechanical failure near the town's pier.

Belfast Coastguard requested the launch of the station's D Class lifeboat, James R Allen, at 3.30pm on Saturday October 3.

The initial call for help came at 3.28pm, when the vessel was drifting with no other boats in the area.

The lifeboat launched at 3.50pm and arrived on the scene five minutes later.

When the volunteer crew arrived, the broken-down fishing boat was already receiving a tow from another vessel.

The RNLI crew escorted both vessels back into the harbour, where the 16ft boat was safely tied up on its berth.

The lifeboat returned to the station at 4.05pm to be made ready for its next search and rescue operation.

01/10/2026

Congratulations to Stephen Howard, who has volunteered with Workington RNLI for 20 years!

29/08/2026

Both Workington Lifeboat are down on Harrington Marina this Afternoon at the Harrington Marina funday 26 - coastal communities. We are here with our emergency service partners and many many other organisations, including many activities for the little ones.
If you're looking for something to do today, why not come down and say hello.

29/08/2026

28/08/2026

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You will enable volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews to save lives at sea by carrying out and supporting vital fundraising activity in your local community.

25/08/2026

CALL OUT: At around 9pm yesterday, Monday August 24, we received a request from Belfast Coastguard to a report of two canoeists in apparent trouble off the coast of Maryport.
The crew were paged to launch the all weather-lifeboat Dorothy May White.
While the crew were making their way to the station the Coastguard received good news from a local fishing boat that they had made contact with the canoeists and confirmed they were not in trouble or danger and making good progress towards Maryport beach, where they had set off from. The Coastguard cancelled the launch at 9.10pm before the ALB was launched.

23/08/2026

It's been a busy weekend for Workington RNLI - yesterday we had a family fun day for our volunteers and celebrated one of our crew marking his a 20 years as a volunteer with the RNLI. Thanks to McDonald's for helping us and Workington mayor Sue Scoon and deputy mayor Sue Martin for attending! And today, we had a brilliant exercise with our colleagues from the Coastguard. Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 897, based at Carlisle, were with us so our crew could practise boat handling during winching ops and helicopter casualty transfer procedures.
Workington Town Council

20/08/2026

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I’m running the Great North Run 2026 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and it means a lot more to me than just a race. In Feburary 2025 I suddenly lost my dad. He spent 16 years with

09/08/2026

🚁 Epic training day off the West Cumbrian coast! 🌊

What a day! Today, Workington RNLI worked with out colleagues from Maryport Rescue to hit the water for an action-packed joint training exercise.

Here is a quick look at what we got up to:

Boat-to-boat teamwork: The crews practiced crucial towing manoeuvres - essential skills for recovering disabled vessels and saving lives. We swapped crew members mid-water to share knowledge and techniques.

Air support arrivals: Things went airborne when Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 897 (visiting us from Carlisle for the summer season to cover the Lake District) joined the action. The teams practiced safe helicopter operations, including receiving winch lines and a winch paramedic.

A birthday splash: To cap off the day, Workington RNLI helped the chopper crew practice direct water recoveries. The absolute best part? It was organised as an unforgettable birthday surprise for one of our crew members! 🎂🎉

It was a great day of multi-agency training!