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Lifeboat Station : Tighnabruaich

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The Harbour Tighnabruaich

PA21 2DR

Telephone

(01700) 811609

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

    Visitor Contact

    Ronnie Irvine

    Telephone
    01700 811609

    Station Opening Times

    By appointment only

    Shop

    Tel - 01700 811087




    A picture of Tignabruiach station.

    About this station

    Situated in the scenic Kyles of Bute, Tighnabruaich lifeboat station has celebrated nearly 40 years of saving lives at sea. The inshore lifeboat carries out rescues mainly to leisure craft.

    Recent launches in scotland (BST)

    • 04/07/2009

      Aith - 15:10
    • 04/07/2009

      Aith - 15:07
    • 04/07/2009

      Montrose - 13:13

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    • Patrick and Mick

      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!

    • Image of RNLI Compass

      RNLI Compass Summer 2009

      01/07/2009

      By: RNLI Publications

      Read more stories from Scotland in Compass, available here.

    • Patrick & Mick with canoes

      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.

    • Image of HRH and David MacAskill

      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.

    • Image from the rescue

      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.


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