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Saving Lives at Sea

Series 4 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 5

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

In Newquay, the RNLI lifeboat crew are called to one of the many shipwrecks lying on the seabed off the Cornish coast, where a diver has been found unconscious without his mouthpiece over 30 metres under the waves.

In one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, the Dover Strait, a yacht taking on water calls for help. The crew of the Dover lifeboat race to reach them before they sink or are hit by one of the large cargo ships racing through the Channel.

While in Mudeford on the Dorset coast, the crew and their lifeboat are pushed to their limits as they launch into storm conditions to search for a windsurfer in trouble. Show less

Contributors

Director:
Luke Proctor
Production Manager:
Sue Innes
Series Producer:
Alex Raw
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer

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