Port Talbot Lifeboat Station

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Port Talbot Lifeboat Station
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Aberavon Beach, where the Port Talbot lifeboat launches
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Port Talbot, Neath & Port Talbot
General information
Type RNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationPrincess Margaret Way, Port Talbot, Neath & Port Talbot. SA12 6QW
Country Wales, UK
Coordinates 51°35′36″N3°49′00″W / 51.59333°N 3.81667°W / 51.59333; -3.81667
Opened1966
Owner Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Port Talbot Lifeboat Station (based in, Aberavon, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales) was opened in 1966 as an Inshore Lifeboat Station with a D-class (EA16) lifeboat. [1] The station is currently housed in a purpose built building close to the coastguard and lifeguard station that was finished in 1998.

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The station currently operates the D-class (IB1) lifeboat Craig Morris (D-848).

The lifeboat station works and trains closely with Port Talbot Coastguard, RNLI Lifeguards and RAF Search & Rescue.

Station Honours

Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum - 1995

The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum was awarded to Robert Vernon Harris for his courage and initiative when he transferred from the lifeboat to another vessel.

Framed Letter of Thanks x 2 - 1995

Framed Letters of Thanks were awarded to Crew Members Leigh Worth and Stanley May for their assistance during a transfer from the lifeboat to another vessel.

Framed Letter of Thanks x 2 - 1999

Framed Letters of Thanks were presented to Helmsman Matthew Rossi, Crew Member Leon Murphy and Crew Member David Jones assisting the ship Mineral Century.

Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum x 2- 2006

Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum were awarded to Helmsman David Jones and Crew Member Christopher Thomas for saving the life of a man who was thrown overboard from a motorboat during strong winds and 3m high seas.

Framed Letter of Thanks - 2006

A Framed Letter of Thanks was presented to Crew Member Rachel Thomas for saving the life of a man who was thrown overboard from a motorboat during strong winds and 3m high seas.

Port Talbot Lifeboats

Op. No. [lower-alpha 1] NameIn service [2] ClassComments
D-88Unnamed1966–1971 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-189Unnamed1972–1983 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-297Unnamed1984–1990 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-402Warwick1990–1999 D-class (EA16)
D-550Gwenllian The Rotary Club of Port Talbot1999–2009 D-class (EA16)
D-713Nigel Martin Spender2009–2020 D-class (IB1) [3]
D-848Craig Morris2020– D-class (IB1) [4]
  1. ↑ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

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References

  1. ↑ "Port Talbot History". Rnli.org.uk. 5 September 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
  3. ↑ "The Lifeboats of the R.N.L.I." Howe and Spender. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ↑ David, Kirstee (6 August 2023). "Port Talbot RNLI's inshore lifeboat is officially named in a dedication ceremony". RNLI. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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