Behind the scenes of London's RNLI - BBC London

[@bbclondon]

Subscribe to BBC London here: bit.ly/2Gd18gB

[@gladyssmith1247]

*saw u on bbc2 saving lives programme and just got to say ur all amazing* ❤️❤️❤️

[@ericm8811]

Hey BBC! RNLI are the best people! Period!

[@jonaslarsen5251]

No DGzRS are😂👍

[@ae4042]

*cough* firefighters; LFB

[@harmoneyreilly4225]

What they do so amazing and life saving

[@LoneWolf-ki5ee]

plz dont get me wrong but there should all be payed. they put there life on the line for you

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

It is extremely bizarre that such an essential life saving service is funded by donations. 🤔 Britain is not exactly a third world country that has no money to fund such an essential life saving service in the centre of London.

[@danm4320]

Actually it's not bizarre. It's actually better. Even the London Air Ambulance is a charity.

[@transportflick923]

Dan M how’s it better to be a charity?

[@danm4320]

@@transportflick923 I realise this is a week later but organisations such as RNLI and London Air Ambulance actually refuse government money as it keeps them independent from bureaucracy and oversight. Imagine receiving £1 Million and then having to hire expensive consultants to help audit and ensure the money continues to come in as different governments come in with different priorities. Donors are a reliable source of income, even during tough times.

[@benturner4580]

However I do think that the government should pay them for what they do.

[@henrypattinson9118]

The RNLI couldn't operate in the same way it is now if it was government founded. Nearly all crew are volunteers. You couldn’t have a government founded organization based on volunteers. The cost of running the RNLI in the same way as today with paid staff would be extraordinarily high. So a government founded RNLI wouldn’t be able to offer as good a service as today

[@wcresponder]

Keep rocking it Hannah.

[@mrlad4685]

Real Life Heroes 👏🏻

[@johnkerr1953]

Well done the Life boatmen, keep your craft up to date and you will save many more lives.

[@terrystephens1102]

Well done RNLI crews, brilliant service.😃👌👌👏👏👏👏❤️

[@mozdickson]

Do these heroes have houses or flats to live in (what they can afford...)?

[@barnabyg6808]

adventuresinbelieving well they don’t get paid so they have the house their regular job affords

[@oscarosullivan4513]

They work at other gigs

[@uncleyeetous-yeet8391]

BBC can you make a show on RNLI in London

[@simonhool3073]

Bisarad Paudel BBC IPlayer

[@Steelb-rg6to]

Saving lives at sea, covers all the lifeboat stations across the UK

[@simonhool3073]

Steelb 0907 Exacrly what I said

[@martingerber5475]

Why I can't watch the series on your website frum Germany... Work on that!

[@spruceg00se]

Martin Gerber because you don’t pay a tv licence...

[@martingerber5475]

@@spruceg00se I pay my Rundfunkgebühren... And other broadcasting groups can do it. You can watch the Tatort or Rote Rosen.

[@barknbryce2535]

Martin Gerber yes but the uk tv loicence is different

[@unitforce7417]

@@martingerber5475 was willst du denn gucken

[@rcblitzfpv8346]

Don't get me wrong here but what was a little boat doing in the way of a big ship

[@fintanbeirne7261]

its a river, it was the 80's. if i had to guess it say they’re all on coke

[@LTCOLkoreypuppy]

Is It A ILB Or ALB?

[@samlsd9711]

All that is suicide attempt. I pain for those people. I really really feel sorry for them.

[@himanshurawat9933]

Shocking! This life saving job is funded by charity and not by the Govt. It is mostly run by volunteers. Pay Everyone who works here and give them the recognition they deserve. These politicians boil my blood.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

They chose to be outside government

[@LynxChan]

This video is absolutely infuriating. Total respect for the RNLI, but it's frankly shocking that this has to be funded by donation and that we have unpaid volunteers doing 10 hour shifts. This is basically an ambulance service on the water, how in the world is it not a public service just like ambulances, police and firefighters? For God's sake this service needs to be funded and these people need to be PAID.

[@barnabyg6808]

LynxChan no

[@oscarosullivan4513]

They have been private since the start in 1824

[@gregoryclark8217]

If they are government funded then the government has say over what they do/ who they save. Under recent (2020-2024) tory government they would have been ordered to stop saving asylum seekers crossing the English channel in small boats. By being funded by donations only they are able to go to save everyone, and not be used as a political tool.

[@kayakrun023]

Don't say the Q word

[@brian.7966]

I hear the London RNLI are not happy because they are out of the limelight because they are not smuggling in the boat people.

[@gregoryclark8217]

The job of the RNLI is to save lives at sea. It does not matter what nationality or political situation the people they are saving are in, only that they are in danger. Besides, most small boats make it to the UK without assistance. It is disgusting that you are suggesting that the RNLI is engaged in people smuggling. The fault lies with the smugglers for the boats being too small and overloaded, and with the Conservative government for removing all legal ways for refugees to get to UK to claim asylum. Shame on you and your abhorrent opinions.

[@Jake-xe2eq]

Nationalise the RNLI

[@4921aaronsmall]

How will the women pull a man out the water

[@runarandersen878]

Plenty of strong women out there. Also: They are three people on the boat. And then it has to do with the design of the boat.

[@Marc1996L]

How sexist can you be ? There’s other members on board that will assist in pulling someone onboard it’s a team game, they all work together

[@MyopicMyotis]

I am ex-Coast Guard (working on the same RIB type vessels here) and I was often the only woman on crew. Lifting someone into the RIB is a matter of technique, smart use of tools (various loops and lines, floating stretchers, etc) and positioning. It also depends on the victim’s size (obviously) as no one of either gender is lifting a 100 kg+ person by themselves. Trained, expert rescuers of any gender get the job done whereas an untrained amateur will fail every time. It’s the same in policing, firefighting, paramedicine, etc: work smarter, not harder.

[@wcresponder]

team work and technique.

[@wcresponder]

@@MyopicMyotis While I agree 98% with you saying a untrained amateur will fail every time is incorrect and hurtful. First they are not an amateur if they have no training. Second if a strong person grabs a smaller person and hauls them in they succeeded on that account. Even in this video a bystander did the save, RNLI assisted and did medical follow up. Team approach. Revisit the work smarter aspect not more arrogant. Don't forget there have been times the professionals have fudged it up.(in all services)