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BBC Two · Running

Saving Lives at Sea

2016

Next: S11 E8, Paddleboard 999 · 2026-10-07

Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

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Season 11

E1 Man Overboard 2026-08-18 · 60 min The Porthcawl crew respond to a 999 call about a local fisherman who's fallen overboard. As they discover the casualty's identity, their search becomes increasingly desperate.
E2 Sandbank Shipwreck 2026-08-25 · 60 min When a mayday comes in from a yacht breaking up off the Norfolk coast, both the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI crew and Caister's independent lifeboats race to the rescue.
E3 Family SOS 2026-09-01 · 60 min The Newbiggin crew race to the rescue of three children who have been swept out to sea on a small inflatable dinghy.
E4 Teenage Mayday 2026-09-08 · 60 min A mayday comes in from a French yacht 16 miles west of St Helier, in the Channel Islands; on board are two teenage girls whose father is unconscious.
E5 Searching for a Pulse 2026-09-15 · 60 min When a kayaker calls a friend to say she's in trouble out at sea, the line suddenly goes dead; the Happisburgh crew find her over a mile off shore, face down and unresponsive.
E6 Lifeguard Emergency 2026-09-22 · 60 min In Watergate Bay, one of Cornwall's surfing hotspots, two teenage boys are caught in one of the beach's notorious rip currents.
E7 Yacht on the Reef 2026-09-30 · 60 min A French yacht has made a mayday call after suffering mechanical failure near Jersey. The St Helier crew must rescue it before it drifts onto a notoriously treacherous reef.
E8 Paddleboard 999 2026-10-07 · 60 min On the Northumberland coast, a 999 call comes in from a woman whose husband is drifting out to sea on a paddleboard; it's a race against time for the Seahouses crew to find him.
E9 Rip Current Surfer 2026-10-13 · 60 min The Porthcawl crew's training night is disrupted when a call comes from a dog walker who has spotted a surfer in trouble below the cliffs at Rest Bay.

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