About 35% of RNLI staff have been furloughed and work on boats and stations has been halted
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is planning to provide lifeguard cover on about a third of the beaches it normally patrols if the lockdown is eased.
Usually 1,600 lifeguards keep watch at 248 beaches around the UK and the Channel Islands but the charity is drawing up plans to cover about 70 of its usual spots in high summer if government guidance allows.