RNLI Oban Lifeboat Station

Lifeboat Station : Oban

Main Contact Details

South Pier House, Gallanach Road, Oban, Strathclyde

PA34 4LS

Telephone

(01631) 563733

Station Website

Discover this station

Oban

Station Information

Stations near you

Oban, Strathclyde Map

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

Ronnie MacKillop

Telephone
01631 563733

Station Opening Times

2pm - 5pm weekdays or by appointment

Directions

Shop

Tel: 01631 567325

Accessibility

Parking

About this station

Located in the attractive fishing port and popular west coast holiday town, Oban lifeboat station today operates an all weather Trent class lifeboat. For 15 years an intermediate lifeboat was located at the station until 1997.

Recent launches in scotland (BST)

03/07/2009
Tobermory - 23:34
03/07/2009
Stornoway (Lewis) - 20:10
03/07/2009
Queensferry - 12:57

Last Launch

25/06/2009

Update of Kayakers attemp first successful crossing to Faroes
02/07/2009
By: Caryn Whitelaw
Patrick and Mick have successfully completed the first 2 legs of their expedition!
RNLI Compass Summer 2009
01/07/2009
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Scotland in Compass, available here.
Kayakers attemp first successful crossing to Faroes
25/06/2009
By: Caryn Whitelaw
A former Olympian PATRICK WINTERTON and former British kayaking champion MICK BERWICK will attempt to make the first kayak crossing from Scotland to the Faroe Islands unsupported in June. Few have tried, no one, as yet, has succeeded.
Duke of Kent in Scotland
18/06/2009
By: Rachel Martin
HRH The Duke of Kent visited three Scottish RNLI lifeboats stations yesterday (17 June) and took a trip aboard his namesake lifeboat today.
Couple rescued in gale
17/05/2009
By: Rory Stamp
Dunbar lifeboat crew rescued a Swedish couple from their yacht on Friday night, in conditions described by the Dunbar Coxswain as the worst he'd ever experienced at sea.