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Lifeboat Station : Aith

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Aith Bixter Shetland

ZE2 9NB

Telephone

(01595) 810276

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    • Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
    • Discover stations are normally open during the summer months
    • Observe stations may be open by appointment only
    • RNLI Beach Lifeguard area

    Visitor Contact

    Hylton Henry

    Telephone
    01595 810276

    Station Opening Times

    9am - 5pm daily

    Shop

    No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop


    Accessibility

    Parking




    A picture of Aith station.

    About this station

    Operating for over 70 years, Aith is the most northerly lifeboat station providing protection for mariners off Shetland’s sometimes wild Atlantic coast. The crews have been honoured with 10 awards for gallantry for rescues carried out in their all weather lifeboat.

    Recent launches in scotland (BST)

    • 07/08/2008

      Arbroath - 22:33
    • 07/08/2008

      Kyle of Lochalsh - 20:19
    • 07/08/2008

      Tobermory - 19:17

    Last Launch

    12/07/2008
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    • Image of Queensferry tow

      Queensferry lifeboat tows yacht in

      05/08/2008

      By: Hamish Campbell

      Queensferry lifeboat rescued a couple yesterday after their 14m yacht broke an engine shaft off Hound Point in the Firth of Forth.

    • Photograph of cheque handover on bow of lifeboat

      Beer festival raises over £13,000 for Broughty Ferry lifeboat station

      08/07/2008

      By: Dr Andrew Jeffrey, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

      Fisherman's Tavern Beer Festival raises record-breaking £13,064 for Broughty Ferry RNLI lifeboat station

    • Image of Arran lifeboat

      Busy Sunday for Arran

      08/07/2008

      By: Allan Little

      Arran's B class lifeboat The Boys' Brigade was called out twice on Sunday, helping rescue a yacht with a fouled propeller and a family that had been swept out to sea on their dinghy.

    • Image of Peterhead fishing vessel tow

      8 hours at sea for Peterhead crew

      01/07/2008

      By: Rachel Martin

      Peterhead's Tamar class all-weather lifeboat was launched yesterday at 6.15am for a lengthy service to an 18m fishing boat.

    • Image of RNLI Compass

      RNLI Compass Summer 2008

      01/07/2008

      By: RNLI Publications

      Read more stories from Scotland in Compass, available here.


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