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Lifeboat Station : Lerwick

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The Old Tolbooth Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland

ZE1 0AB

Telephone

(01595) 693827

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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

    Mechanic John Sinclair

    Telephone
    01595 693827

    Station Opening Times

    10am - 4pm weekdays. Weekends by appointment.

    Shop

    Easter - Winter 10am - 4pm Thu and Sat Tel - 01595 690150


    Accessibility

    Parking on the quay or on Church Road




    A picture of Lerwick station.

    About this station

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    Lerwick lifeboat station has had a remarkable history of bravery with its lifeboat crews being presented with 62 awards for gallantry, including the RNLI's highest accolade in 1997 - a Gold Medal.

    Recent launches in scotland (BST)

    • 20/11/2008

      Queensferry - 14:52
    • 20/11/2008

      Dunbar - 09:00
    • 19/11/2008

      Arran (Lamlash) - 13:38

    Last Launch

    29/10/2008
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    • Presentation of fundraising cheque for £2,500

      Rowing the Minch

      10/11/2008

      By: Rachel Martin

      Radio presenter raises £2,500 after rowing The Minch

    • 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 RNLI Compass

      RNLI Compass Autumn 2008

      01/10/2008

      By: RNLI

      Read more stories from Scotland in Compass, available here.

    • 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.


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