Lifeboat Station : Largs
Main Contact Details
Greenock Road North Promenade, Largs, Ayrshire
KA30 8PQ
Telephone
(01475) 675149
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Station Information
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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
Dave Hewitt
Telephone
01475 675818
07785 593264
Station Opening Times
By appointment only
Shop
Daily during summer Tel: 01475 670147
About this station
Largs was the first station in Scotland to operate a B class Atlantic 21 lifeboat. The prototype, B-500, was sent for trials in 1972; these proved very successful and the station has operated an Atlantic lifeboat ever since.
Recent launches in scotland (BST)
23/07/2008
Tobermory - 18:4523/07/2008
Tobermory - 18:4523/07/2008
Aberdeen - 14:54
Last Launch
Launched within 24 hours
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
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.
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.