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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
@@elizabethgrant8686 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)
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plz dont get me wrong but there should all be payed. they put there life on the line for you
*saw u on bbc2 saving lives programme and just got to say ur all amazing* ❤️❤️❤️
Hey BBC! RNLI are the best people! Period!
No DGzRS are😂👍
*cough* firefighters; LFB
Do these heroes have houses or flats to live in (what they can afford...)?
adventuresinbelieving well they don’t get paid so they have the house their regular job affords
They work at other gigs
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.
Actually it's not bizarre. It's actually better. Even the London Air Ambulance is a charity.
Dan M how’s it better to be a charity?
@@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.
However I do think that the government should pay them for what they do.
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
What they do so amazing and life saving
All that is suicide attempt. I pain for those people. I really really feel sorry for them.
Why I can't watch the series on your website frum Germany... Work on that!
Martin Gerber because you don’t pay a tv licence...
@@spruceg00se I pay my Rundfunkgebühren... And other broadcasting groups can do it. You can watch the Tatort or Rote Rosen.
Martin Gerber yes but the uk tv loicence is different
@@martingerber5475 was willst du denn gucken
Is It A ILB Or ALB?
Don't get me wrong here but what was a little boat doing in the way of a big ship
its a river, it was the 80's. if i had to guess it say they’re all on coke
BBC can you make a show on RNLI in London
Bisarad Paudel BBC IPlayer
Saving lives at sea, covers all the lifeboat stations across the UK
Steelb 0907 Exacrly what I said
Keep rocking it Hannah.
Real Life Heroes 👏🏻
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.
They chose to be outside government
Well done the Life boatmen, keep your craft up to date and you will save many more lives.
Well done RNLI crews, brilliant service.😃👌👌👏👏👏👏❤️
Don't say the Q word
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.
LynxChan no
They have been private since the start in 1824
I hear the London RNLI are not happy because they are out of the limelight because they are not smuggling in the boat people.
Nationalise the RNLI
How will the women pull a man out the water
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.
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
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.
team work and technique.
@@elizabethgrant8686 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)