Eyemouth Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) marine rescue facility in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.
Eyemouth Lifeboat Station | |
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General information | |
Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Location | Gunsgreen Quay,Eyemouth Harbour , Eyemouth,TD145SD Berwickshire, Scotland, UK |
Country | Scotland, UK |
Coordinates | 55°52′20″N 2°5′10″W / 55.87222°N 2.08611°W |
Opened | 1876 |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
The station was founded in 1876 to protect local fishermen during periods of poor weather conditions.
The original lifeboat house in the town cost £500 to build. This was replaced in 1908 with a new boathouse, with new facilities completed in 1992, and extended in 2010 at a cost of over £200,000.
The station's lifeboat has been in the town's harbour afloat since the 1960s with a pontoon berth most recently added in 2008.[1]
The station currently has 13-29 RNLB Helen Hastings (ON 1336) all-weather Shannon-class lifeboat and D-class (IB1) inshore lifeboat Sheila (D-877) in service. The station has received two RNLI medals of recognition, one silver in 1991 and a bronze in 1917.[1]
Eyemouth Lifeboats edit
All-Weather Lifeboats edit
ON[a] | Op. No.[b] | Name | In service [2] | Class | Comments |
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– | – | James & Rachel Grindlay | 1876–1888 | 30-foot Self Righting (P&S) | [3] |
157 | – | James & Rachel Grindlay | 1888–1901 | 34-foot Self Righting (P&S) | |
345 | – | Sarah Pickard | 1901–1909 | 34-foot Self Righting (P&S) | |
592 | – | Anne Frances | 1909–1937 | 34-foot Self Righting (P&S) | |
795 | – | Frank & William Oates | 1937–1951 | Liverpool | |
893 | – | Clara and Emily Barwell | 1951–1963 | Liverpool | |
784 | – | Swn-Y-Mor (Civil Service No.6) |
1964–1967 | 46ft Watson | |
820 | – | Louise Stephens | 1967–1974 | 46ft Watson | |
1026 | 44-008 | Eric Seal (Civil Service No.36) |
1974–1996 | Waveney | |
1209 | 14-11 | Barclaycard Crusader | 1996–2019 | Trent | |
1336 | 13-29 | Helen Hastings | 2018– | Shannon | [4] |
Inshore Lifeboats edit
Op No | Name | In service [2] | Class | Comments |
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D-745 | MyWay | 2015–2023 | D-class (IB1) | |
D-877 | Sheila | 2023– | D-class (IB1) | [5] |
Station Honours edit
The following are awards made to the crew of Eyemouth Lifeboat Station[6][7]
- 1991 - For the rescue of two skin-divers north west of Ebb Carr Rocks on 6 October 1990
- James A Dougal, Acting Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic
- 1917 - For the rescue of 7 men of the Norwegian steamer Livlig on 6 March 1917
- William Miller, Coxswain
- The Maud Smith Award 1990
(for the bravest act of lifesaving during the year by a member of a lifeboat crew)
- 1991 - For the rescue of two skin-divers north west of Ebb Carr Rocks on 6 October 1990
- James A Dougal, Acting Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic
- The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
- 1991 - For the rescue of two skin-divers north west of Ebb Carr Rocks on 6 October 1990
- John Buchan, crewman
- David Collin, crewman
- George Walker, crewman
- Joseph Walker, crewman
- Robert Walker, crewman
- Alister Crombie, crewman
- 1993 - For the rescue of three crew of the launch Norman Forster on 17 October 1992
- John Johnston, Coxswain
- A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution
- 1983 - For the rescue of three lives of the trawler Hatcliffe on 25 March 1983
- A Dougal, Coxswain
- J Aitchison, Second Coxswain
- J Tarvit, Second Coxswain/Mechanic
- J Dougal, Acting Assistant Mechanic
- A Redden, crew member
- J Buchan, crew member
- J Purves, crew member
- I Dougal, crew member
- 2007 -
- John Duncan Johnston, former Coxswain[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b RNLI (2021). "Eyemouth Lifeboat Station: History". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.
- ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2021). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2021 (2021 ed.). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2–18.
- ^ "Eyemouth Shannon class lifeboat to be named Helen Hastings". RNLI. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Lorimer, Wendy (16 September 2023). "Eyemouth RNLI volunteers celebrate lifeboat naming ceremony". RNLI. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Eyemouth's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Cox, Barry (1998). Lifeboat Gallantry. Spink & Son Ltd. ISBN 0 907605 89 3.
- ^ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 14 February 2024.