Eyemouth Lifeboat Station

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Eyemouth Lifeboat Station
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Eyemouth Lifeboat Station
Eyemouth Lifeboat Station
General information
Type RNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationGunsgreen Quay,Eyemouth Harbour , Eyemouth,TD145SD Berwickshire, Scotland, UK
Country Scotland, UK
Coordinates 55°52′20″N2°5′10″W / 55.87222°N 2.08611°W / 55.87222; -2.08611
Opened1876
Owner Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Eyemouth Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) marine rescue facility in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.

Contents

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

All-Weather Lifeboats

ON [lower-alpha 1] Op. No. [lower-alpha 2] NameIn service [2] ClassComments
––James & Rachel Grindlay1876–188830-foot Self Righting (P&S) [3]
157–James & Rachel Grindlay1888–190134-foot Self Righting (P&S)
345–Sarah Pickard1901–190934-foot Self Righting (P&S)
592–Anne Frances1909–193734-foot Self Righting (P&S)
795–Frank & William Oates1937–1951 Liverpool
893–Clara and Emily Barwell1951–1963 Liverpool
784– Swn-Y-Mor
(Civil Service No.6) 		1964–1967 46ft Watson
820–Louise Stephens1967–1974 46ft Watson
102644-008 Eric Seal
(Civil Service No.36) 		1974–1996 Waveney
120914-11Barclaycard Crusader1996–2019 Trent
133613-29Helen Hastings2018– Shannon [4]

Inshore Lifeboats

Op NoNameIn service [2] ClassComments
D-745MyWay2015–2023 D-class (IB1)
D-877Sheila2023– D-class (IB1) [5]
  1. ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. ↑ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

Station Honours

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
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
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
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 RNLI (2021). "Eyemouth Lifeboat Station: History" . Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.
  3. ↑ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2021). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2021 (2021 ed.). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2–18.
  4. ↑ "Eyemouth Shannon class lifeboat to be named Helen Hastings". RNLI. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Lorimer, Wendy (16 September 2023). "Eyemouth RNLI volunteers celebrate lifeboat naming ceremony". RNLI. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Eyemouth's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Cox, Barry (1998). Lifeboat Gallantry. Spink & Son Ltd. ISBN   0 907605 89 3.
  8. ↑ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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