Lifeboat Station : Islay
Main Contact Details
Port Askaig, Islay, Argyll
PA46 7RB
Telephone
(01496) 840608
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
Islay McEachern
Telephone
01496 840608
Station Opening Times
By appointment only Don't Miss: Crew Training - 7pm Thursday
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
About this station
A lifeboat has been stationed at Port Askaig on the most southerly Hebridean island for over 70 years. Often launching into hurricane force winds, today’s Severn class lifeboat provides search and rescue cover for both commercial and leisure marine activities in the area.
Recent launches in scotland (BST)
13/05/2008
Buckie - 15:1713/05/2008
Invergordon - 14:5413/05/2008
Oban - 13:48
Last Launch
08/04/2008
Lifeboat and police boat in joint rescue
22/04/2008
By: Hamish Campbell
Queensferry's B class lifeboat Donald and Ethel Macrae was launched on Sunday afternoon after the 9m yacht Jezebel ran aground in strong winds and heavy seas with seven people onboard.
RNLI Compass Spring 2008
20/04/2008
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Scotland in Compass, available here.
RNLI lifeboat on Loch Ness
03/04/2008
By: Rachel Martin
Loch Ness is now home to the first RNLI lifeboat on the inshore waters of Scotland.
Awards for Islay crew
03/04/2008
By: Rachel Martin
Islay lifeboat crew are to be presented with RNLI awards for their seamanship and outstanding teamwork.
Lifeboats called out to flooded vessel
01/04/2008
By: Rachel Martin
Lifeboats from Campbeltown and Arran went to the aide of a 9m fishing vessel 2 miles south west of Pladda on 31 March.