Saving Lives at Sea

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

Ordinary people, extraordinary bravery. From trawlers in peril to struggling swimmers, meet the army of RNLI volunteers working to save those in danger - whatever the weather.

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Phil Broadhurst

Dominick French

Luke Proctor

Sue Innes

Alex Raw

Sarah Spencer

Saving Lives at Sea: Series 4 (Shortened Versions): Episode 5

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The RNLI crews race to save an unconscious diver and a sinking yacht.

The RNLI volunteers race to the rescue of a diver found unconscious 30 metres underwater,  a yacht sinking in the middle of the Channel and a windsurfer caught out in a storm.

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.

Saving Lives at Sea: Series 4 (Shortened Versions)

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