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Lifeboat Station : Oban

Main Contact Details

South Pier House, Gallanach Road, Oban, Strathclyde

PA34 4LS

Telephone

(01631) 563733

Station Website

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    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

    Shop

    Tel: 01631 567325


    Accessibility

    Parking




    A picture of Oban station.

    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)

    • 11/10/2008

      Helensburgh - 18:09
    • 11/10/2008

      Largs - 14:05
    • 11/10/2008

      Queensferry - 12:45

    Last Launch

    04/10/2008
    Advanced news search

    • D class image

      New D class at Aberdeen

      02/10/2008

      By: Rachel Martin

      Aberdeen's new D class lifeboat was officially named James Bissett Simpson on 20 September.

    • Image of Teal aground

      Holiday family found aground

      29/09/2008

      By: Martin Douglas

      Loch Ness lifeboat crew were training on Sunday morning, 28 September, at 8am when they came across the motor cruiser Teal aground in Urquhart Bay, Drumnadrochit.

    • 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.


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