A service of thanksgiving has been held at Westminster Abbey to mark the 200th anniversary of the RNLI.

145,000 lives are believed to have been saved by lifeboats and crews across the UK in that time.

Tower in central London remains the UK’s busiest lifeboat station.

Gianna Saccomani is a volunteer with another London station, RNLI Teddington.

She explains some of the most common issues the team encounters while patrolling the Thames.