St Agnes Lifeboat Station

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St Agnes Lifeboat Station
St Agnes Lifeboat Station
General information
Type RNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationTrevaunance Cove, Quay Road, St Agnes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates 50°19′9″N5°12′6″W / 50.31917°N 5.20167°W / 50.31917; -5.20167
Opened1968
Owner Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution

St Agnes Lifeboat Station was opened in 1968 and is based in St Agnes, Cornwall, South West England. It is operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). [1]

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For a long time, the station's lifeboats were sponsored by BBC TV's Blue Peter programme, mostly being named Blue Peter IV. [2]

In 1978, and again in 2005, the Duke of Kent visited the station in his role as president of the RNLI. [3]

The station has always been an inshore lifeboat station, and until October 2015 operated a D-class lifeboat called Blue Peter IV.

The current boat, XKalibur (D-787), was funded by The Jaguar Enthusiasts Club and donations from the local and wider community. [4]

St Agnes lifeboats

At St Agnes [5] Op. No.NameTypeComments
1968–1972D-148Blue Peter IV RFD PB16
1973–1981D-215Blue Peter IVRFD PB16
1981–1984D-179Blue Peter IVRFD PB16Unnamed until allocated to St Agnes
1985–1993D-305Blue Peter IVRFD PB16
1994–2004D-453Blue Peter IV EA16
2005–2015D-641Blue Peter IV IB1
2015–D-787XKaliburIB1 [6]

Awards

The following are awards made at St Agnes Lifeboat Station [1]

Peter David Bliss Helmsman - 1978
Gavin Forehead, Helmsman - 2005
Peter Roberts, crew member - 1996
Andrew Northcote, Helmsman - 2002
Rory Bushe, crew member - 2005
James Watkins, crew member - 2005
Tom Roberson, surfer - 2005
Jamie Kent, surfer - 2005
Rory Bushe, crew members - 2002
Carey Morgan, crew members - 2002
Peter David Bliss, Helmsman - 1983
Gavin Forehead, Helmsman - 2005
Rory Bushe, crew member - 2005
James Watkins, crew member - 2005
Gavin Forehead, Helmsman - 2005
Martyn Leander Storme Ward - 2022 [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 RNLI: St Agnes Lifeboat Station History
  2. ↑ "Lifeboat will 'make coast safer'" . Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Duke of Kent to make return visit to St Agnes Lifeboat Station" . Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jaguar enthusiasts donate £18,200 towards St Agnes' replacement lifeboat XKalibur". Falmouth Packet. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2–128.
  6. ↑ Smith, Chloe (3 May 2016). "St Agnes RNLI officially welcomes new D class lifeboat". RNLI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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