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Saving Lives at Sea

Series 5 · 10 episodes · Sep 17, 2020

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    Episode 1

    Episode 1

    Sep 17, 2020

    The volunteers of the RNLI race to save two paddleboarders being swept into a shipping lane, search for a missing fisherman and abandon a crewmate’s wedding when the pager calls.

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    Episode 2

    Episode 2

    Sep 24, 2020

    The volunteers of the RNLI race to rescue a stranded porpoise, a teenager trapped by the tide on a rocky outcrop and the crew of a fishing boat on fire.

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    Episode 3

    Episode 3

    Oct 6, 2020

    The volunteers of the RNLI race to rescue a paddleboarder being blown out to sea, a man overboard and two teenage girls trapped on a sandbank and at risk of drowning.

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    Episode 4

    Episode 4

    Oct 13, 2020

    The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a sinking schooner and a walker with a broken leg, while cries for help in the early hours of the morning lead to an eerie night-time search.

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    Episode 5

    Episode 5

    Oct 20, 2020

    The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a stricken fishing boat in a force-eight gale, a yacht trapped on a weir in Loch Ness and a puppy that has swallowed a fishing hook.

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    Episode 6

    Episode 6

    Nov 10, 2020

    The RNLI volunteers race against time to try and save three people in the water in the Bristol Channel, a father and son trapped against a cliff face and a badly injured sailor.

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    Episode 7

    Episode 7

    Nov 17, 2020

    The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a family trapped in their car, slowly being engulfed by the sea, two kayakers close to drowning, and a fossil hunter cut off by the tide.

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    Episode 8

    Episode 8

    Nov 24, 2020

    The RNLI volunteers face a search in one of the worst storms in living memory, race to save three people caught in a rip current and two men stuck on an oil rig's anchor chain.

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    Episode 9

    Episode 9

    Jan 7, 2021

    The RNLI volunteers search for a missing kitesurfer, race to rescue a father and daughter being swept out to sea and try to save all nine lives of a casualty in the Thames.

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    Episode 10

    Episode 10

    Jan 14, 2021

    The RNLI volunteers race to save a teenage paddleboarder being swept out to sea, a sinking cargo ship and a yacht being battered by an Atlantic storm.