LAUNCH TIMES & REACH

Response time is up to 30 minutes for incidents 10 miles from the point where the lifeboat is berthed, with an average launch time of up to 10 minutes (not including beach launching). The RNLI’S lifeguards will respond to anybody up to 300m from the beach within 3.5 minutes if they are swimming at a lifeguarded beach with a lifeboat station.