Arran Lifeboat Station

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Arran Lifeboat Station
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Arran Lifeboat Station
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Lamlash, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire
General information
Type RNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationLamlash Pier
Address Lamlash
Town or city Isle of Arran, Strathclyde, KA27 8JN
Country Scotland
Coordinates 55°32′06.8″N5°07′29.2″W / 55.535222°N 5.124778°W / 55.535222; -5.124778
Opened1970
Owner Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution
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Arran RNLI Lifeboat Station

Arran Lifeboat Station, sometimes known as 'Arran (Lamlash) Lifeboat Station', is located at Lamlash Pier in Lamlash, a village on the Isle of Arran, which sits in the Firth of Clyde, in the administrative region of North Ayrshire.

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A lifeboat was first stationed on the Isle of Arran in 1870 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), at the village of Kildonan, on the south coast of the island. The station closed in 1901. [1]

An RNLI Inshore lifeboat station was established at Lamlash in 1970. [2]

The station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, Rachael Hedderwick (B-876), on station since 2014. [1]

History

In 1870, the RNLI established a lifeboat station at Kildonan on the Isle of Arran, which served for 31 years, until its closure in 1901. For further information, please see

In 1964, in response to an increasing amount of water-based leisure activity, the RNLI placed 25 small fast Inshore lifeboats around the country. These were easily launched with just a few people, ideal to respond quickly to local emergencies. [3]

More stations were opened, and in 1970, Arran Lifeboat Station was established at Lamlash, with the arrival of a D-class (RFD PB16) Inshore lifeboat, the unnamed (D-185). [1]

On 22 July 1984, Clyde Coastguard reported a drifting speedboat. The Arran D-class (RFD PB16) Inshore lifeboat was launched at 21:17, reaching the vessel at 21:40. The boat, which had been adrift for 5 hours after the engine ignition key had broken, was taken under tow to Lamlash, and the 5 occupants brought ashore, with one man taken to hospital with hypothermia. [4]

A boathouse was constructed in 1985, and a larger twin-engined C-class (Zodiac Grand Raid IV) lifeboat (C-506) was placed on service temporarily on 24 September 1987. Six months later, on 17 Jun 1988, Arran would receive their permanent station boat, another C-class (Zodiac Grand Raid IV), which was named Prince of Arran (C-521). The Prince of Arran was the third lifeboat funded by the guests on board the vessels of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. [1] [2] [5]

At 11:45 on 2 February 1992, the station was alerted by the Clyde Coastguard, to three capsized canoes in Brodick Bay, three miles north of the station, and that a fourth person was paddling to assist. Prince of Arran (C-521) was launched just eight minutes later at 11:53, into force-6 winds and choppy seas. Arriving on scene at 12:05, they found two abandoned canoes, and a female, who advised that a man and two boys were missing. The lifeboat continued the search, and the three casualties were soon found. All four were brought ashore, and transported to hospital by car, where one boy was treated for severe hypothermia. Helm Nigel Marshall and his crew of three, received written thanks "on a fine service, especially from the first aid aspect." from Commodore George Cooper, Chief of Lifeboat Operations. [6]

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Lifeboat and Sea King at Lamlash

In 1997, a new boathouse was constructed at Lamlash. New crew facilities were provided, with a training room, and workshop, with increased boathouse space to house a launch vehicle, and the new B-class (Atlantic 21) lifeboat, which arrived on station the following year. [1] [2]

In 1998, the Boys' Brigade announced their appeal for the Millenium was to provide lifeboats for the RNLI. Each of the 1300 companies was targeted to raise £200. In the end, the total amount raised was £159,688.95, which funded the purchase of two B-class (Atlantic 75) lifeboats. The first of these was placed at Arran on 24 January 2001, and named The Boys Brigade (B-770). The second boat, Sure and Steadfast (B-789) was placed at Harwich in 2003. [7]

Funded by the bequest of the late Miss Rachel Antoinette Hedderwick of East Saltoun, granddaughter of Sir Henry Duncan Littlejohn, a new B-class (Atlantic 85) was placed on service at Lamlash on 7 July 2014. The lifeboat was named Rachel Hedderwick (B-876). [1] [2] [8]

Station honours

The following are awards made at Arran.

Geoffrey Michael Norris, Lifeboat Operations Manager - 2012NYH [9]

Arran lifeboats

Inshore lifeboats

Op. No. [lower-alpha 1] NameIn service [1] ClassComments
D-185Unnamed1970 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-185Unnamed1971–1984 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-303Unnamed1984–1987 D-class (RFD PB16)
C-506Unnamed1987–1988 C-class (Zodiac Grand Raid IV)
C-521Prince of Arran1988–1998 C-class (Zodiac Grand Raid IV)
B-527 Percy Garon
(Civil Service) 		1998 B-class (Atlantic 21)
B-592Ernest Armstrong1998–2001 B-class (Atlantic 21)
B-770The Boys Brigade2001–2014 B-class (Atlantic 75)
B-876Rachel Hedderwick2014– B-class (Atlantic 85)

Launch and recovery tractors

Op. No. [lower-alpha 1] Reg. No.TypeIn service [1] Comments
TW03RLJ 367R Talus MB-764 County 1998–2004
TW41P301 DAW Talus MB-764 County 2004–2013
TW48V281 EUJ Talus MB-764 County 2013–
  1. 1 2 Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

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