Lifeboat Station : Newcastle
Main Contact Details
County Down Northern Ireland
BT33 0EX
Telephone
(028 4372) 5138
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Station Information
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- Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
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- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
Patrick Pinkerton
Telephone
078 02940654
Station Opening Times
9:30am - 4pm daily
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
Accessibility
Parking, Disabled Access
About this station
A lifeboat has been stationed at Newcastle for over 180 years and the crews have been honoured with 36 awards for gallantry. Today the station operates two lifeboats – an inshore D class lifeboat and an all weather Mersey class lifeboat.
Recent launches in ireland (BST)
04/07/2009
Dun Laoghaire - 15:4304/07/2009
Galway - 13:4204/07/2009
Skerries - 07:42
Last Launch
27/06/2009
RNLI Compass Summer 2009
01/07/2009
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Ireland in Compass, available here.
Extra cover for Volvo stopover
02/06/2009
By: Niamh Stephenson
Galway lifeboat crew have reported a busy bank holiday weekend with six callouts.
Lifeboat Luke DVD and book
30/04/2009
By: Niamh Stephenson
The RNLI is helping launch Northern Ireland's first home-produced animated TV series Lifeboat Luke in book and DVD format.
RNLI Compass Spring 2009
08/04/2009
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Ireland in Compass, available here.
Six rescued on Mothers Day
23/03/2009
By: Kevin Baird
Bangor lifeboat was called out twice on Mothers Day, 22 March, to yachts in trouble.
