The invention relates to the technical field of marine lifesaving equipment, and in particular relates to a marine lifesaving device and lifesaving method. The device is provided with a lifesaving raft, and is characterized in that the lifesaving raft comprises a fixed inner frame, floating bodies, propellers, a raft base and a controller, the fixed inner frame is of an annular structure composedof a semi-circular annular fixed frame body and two quarter-circular annular movable frame bodies, the outer side of the fixed frame body and the outer sides of the movable frame bodies are connectedwith the floating bodies respectively, the propellers for driving the lifesaving raft to move are arranged on the fixed frame body, a winch connected with the fixed inner frame is arranged on the fixed inner frame, a controller is arranged on the lifesaving raft, the controller is connected with a driving device, the propellers, a pawl and the winch, the controller is connected with a wireless signal receiving unit, and the device has the advantages of being simple in structure, convenient to use, rapid in response, high in automation degree, capable of effectively improving the rescue successrate and the like.