RNLI Teddington Lifeboat Station

20/08/2026

13/08/2026

If you are paddle boarding on the Thames, please the advice given by our colleagues on the coast.

12/08/2026

The River Thames is a dangerous river and cold water shock is still a serious risk - even in summer. If you spot someone in trouble:

📞 Call 999 and ask for the coastguard
🛟 Throw them a line
❌ DON'T enter the water. You could get into trouble too

12/08/2026

Please remember that the Thames is tidal downstream from Teddington Lock. If you see someone in trouble near the water dial 999 for the coastguard.

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06/08/2026

A fantastic rescue by our Blackpool colleagues. Pls remember that the river can also be a dangerous place.

03/08/2026

24/07/2026

Both Teddington RNLI lifeboats were launched by volunteer crew at 21.25pm on July 23rd. Working with Surrey Fire & Rescue and London Fire Brigade, they searched an area near Hampton Court for a reported person in the water. After one hour, no one was found and both boats returned to the Teddington RNLI lifeboat station. .

24/07/2026

Find Your Float is the National Water Safety Forum’s campaign for World Drowning Prevention Day
2026. For the second year in a row, we’re encouraging as many people as possible to learn a
lifesaving skill – the science-backed self-rescue technique of floating.
National Water Safety Forum members and partners across the UK are encouraged to organise
events and promote resources to help people find their float from 20 to 25 July, 2026.
Key messages
• Knowing how to float can save your life in an emergency
• Everybody floats differently
• By practising how to float in a safe and supervised environment, you are better prepared for
what to do in an emergency
• Attend a Find Your Float event to practise floating in a supervised environment
• Practise floating in a safe environment with lifeguards present, such as a swimming pool or
lifeguarded beach
• Learn and remember the steps of how to float
How to float
• Tilt your head back with your ears submerged
• Relax and control your breathing
• Move your arms and legs to help you float
• Don’t worry if your legs sink, everybody floats differently
• Once the initial shock has passed, shout for help or swim to safety if you can

21/07/2026

Three shouts on a Monday night…
During a training session at the lifeboat station yesterday evening volunteer crew were paged to help locate a person in the water by Teddington Lock. Once this was safely resolved alongside Metropolitan Police the D class lifeboat named Peter Saw returned to the lifeboat station but was immediately re-tasked to assist with an incident near Molesley lock.
On their passage home, the crew were once more asked by to assist with an incident this time at Kingston Bridge.
The boat eventually returned to the Lifeboat station at approximately 1030 pm to be met by the shore crew with cold drinks and biscuits.

16/07/2026

RNLI Teddington joined with London Fire Brigade, Kingston upon Thames council and BBC London to give advice on how to swim in the Thames safely during the current heatwave and what do do if you get in trouble.