Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Station

Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Station
Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Station
General information
Type	RNLI Lifeboat Station
Location	Puckscorner, 50 Denness Road, Lake, Isle of Wight, PO36 8PD
Country	England
Coordinates	50°39′05″N1°09′28″W / 50.6515°N 1.1579°W / 50.6515; -1.1579
Owner	Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Service, which is a registered charity in England - Charity number 299584.
Website
Sandown and Shanklin Independent Life Boat

Sandown Lifeboat Station is located at a boathouse on the Western Esplanade at Sandown, a town overlooking Sandown Bay, on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. ^[1]

Established in 1988 as South Wight Inshore Rescue, the station is operated by the Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Service (SSILB). ^[2]

The station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 21) Rigid inflatable boat (RIB), The Dove II, on station since 2011.

Station honours

In 2023, the station was awarded the The King's Award for Voluntary Service ^[3]

Lifeboats

From 2000, the organisation operated an B-class (Atlantic 21) Rigid inflatable boat (RIB) Inshore lifeboat, powered by twin 70 hp Evinrude engines, and formerly operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). This lifeboat was previously named Kirklees (B-553) and served at Newbiggin and Helvick Head, before being sold to the SSILB. The lifeboat was renamed Dove, in honour of a previous lifeboat operated in Shanklin between 1884 and 1916. This Inshore lifeboat was later sold to Lagan Search & Rescue (LSAR) in 2013, for operations around Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Dove II in a training session

In 2011, SSILB launched their current Inshore Lifeboat, again an Atlantic 21-class. The former RNLI Inshore lifeboat, Wolverson X-Ray (B-590), had been placed in the RNLI relief fleet, and had served at a number of stations, including Mudeford, Aberystwyth, Kilrush, Galway, Youghal and Cullercoats. The boat was then used for training, before being sold to the SSILB. The lifeboat was renamed Dove II.

Sandown and Shanklin independent lifeboats

Name	On Station [2]	Class	MMSI [4]	Comments
Dove	2000–2011	B-class (Atlantic 21)	–	Former RNLB (B-553)
Dove II	2011–	B-class (Atlantic 21)	235067206	Former RNLB (B-590)

See also

• Independent lifeboats in Britain and Ireland
• List of former RNLI stations

References

1. OS Explorer Map OL29 - Isle of Wight, Folded Map. Publisher:Ordnance Survey; B2 edition (17 Mar 2008). ISBN   9780319240151
2. "Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat" . Retrieved 21 July 2025.
3. Moreno, Jon (18 July 2024). "King Charles award presented to Isle of Wight lifeboat". County Press. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
4. "Sandown Lifeboat". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 21 July 2025.