Lifeboat Station : Whitby
Main Contact Details
The Fish Pier, Church Street, Whitby
YO22 4AE
Telephone
01947 602216
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
Glen Goodberry
Telephone
01947 602216
Station Opening Times
9am-4pm weekdays Don't miss: crew training - winter 10am-12pm Sun, summer 7pm-9pm Wed
Shop
Mar - Dec 10am - 5pm daily Tel: 01947 602001
About this station
The station at Whitby has a remarkable history of bravery with 49 awards for gallantry being presented. Today’s station operates two lifeboats. Sadly the station has also seen tragedy with five lifeboat crew losing their lives saving others at sea.
Recent launches in the north (BST)
11/10/2008
Humber - 17:5911/10/2008
Cleethorpes - 17:2011/10/2008
Staithes and Runswick - 15:54
Last Launch
03/10/2008
Whitby flag weekend 2007
By: Whitby LOM R Weatherill
Weekend of 28th and 29th of July,@ the bandstand.Exercises at sea and in the harbour inc lifeboats Trent, IB1,Atlantic 75, and RAF Seaking helicoptor.
RNLI runners turn out for Great North Run
06/10/2008
By: Alison Levett
Around 250 runners joined Team RNLI at the BUPA Great North Run yesterday (5 October), the world's biggest half-marathon.
New Tynemouth lifeboat named
02/10/2008
By: Adrian Don
Tynemouth's new D class lifeboat Mark Noble was officially named on 28 September, in memory of the brother of the donor whose generosity paid for the vessel.
RNLI Compass Autumn 2008
01/10/2008
By: RNLI
Read more stories from the North in Compass, available here.
Swimmer saved by Blackpool crew
15/09/2008
By: Paul Parton
Blackpool lifeboat crew saved a woman on Saturday evening, 13 September, after she got into difficulty while swimming.