The RNLI Lifeboat Service on the Thames!

MARCHIONESS DISASTER
20 AUGUST 1989

Twenty years have passed since that horrific event of August 1989. Some improvements in safety on the UK waterways have been made with much still to be done. One of the MAG achievements was to obtain RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) lifeboats on the River Thames . Many now would like to take credit for this but it was MAG that fought an uphill battle to get the Ministry of Transport and PLA (Port of London Authority) and others to acknowledge the benefit of having trained rescue crews stationed along the River Thames.Beginning 2 January 2002 there is round-the-clock rescue service dedicated to providing a 15 minute response to emergencies.
These Lifeboats are now the most heavily used in the
RNLI Lifeboat Service

Please consider making a donation to sustain this valuable service in memory of the 51 who lost their lives that fateful night. Make cheques payable to:
RNLI River Thames Lifeboats
Send to:
RNLI River Thames Lifeboats
124/126 Webber Street
London, SE1 0QL

Note: Please make sure that the London service is indicated to have the funds applied to the Thames service.

Check the RNLI web pages for the latest news
about this fantastic organisation.

Royal National Lifeboat Institution