List of lifeboat disasters in Britain and Ireland

Many lives have been lost by lifeboat crews going to the aid of people and vessels in distress at sea and around the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, mainly but not exclusively in the service of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). More than 600 names are inscribed on the RNLI Memorial at RNLI HQ, Poole.