Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
Real Institución Nacional de Botes Salvavidas (RNLI)
- Date
- 1824 · confidence high
- Place
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- Sir William Hillary and his colleagues
- Field
- Movement
What it is
A charity founded as the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck to fund lifeboats and volunteer crews. It lives on donations and is a model for rescue services in other countries.
What it led to
- a network of volunteer lifeboat stations
- continuous lifeboat design and improvement
- a model for other countries' sea-rescue services