Lifeboat Station : Atlantic College
Main Contact Details
Atlantic College Lifeboat Station, St Donat's Bay, Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
CF61 1WF
Telephone
01446 790611
- Observe this station
Station Information
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- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
Mr Paul Dowling
Telephone
01446 790611
Station Opening Times
By appointment only
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
Accessibility
Parking, Disabled access
About this station
Atlantic College was one of the first nine inshore lifeboat stations to be established by the RNLI. Experimental work on the development of fast inshore rescue boats was carried out here and it was also the first station to have a female helmsman.
Recent launches in wales (BST)
08/09/2008
New Quay - 12:1208/09/2008
Holyhead - 00:4707/09/2008
Llandudno (Orme's Head) - 20:58
Last Launch
27/01/2008
Scrum on the Beach
15/08/2008
By: Paul Cullen
England rugby players Danny Cipriani and Nick Easter enjoyed a day on the beach on Wednesday, in the centre of Birmingham, with RNLI Lifeguards giving safety advice.
Three rescued by St Davids lifeboats
07/08/2008
By: Jim Phillips
St Davids' lifeboats were called out on Tuesday night to the aid of three teenage girls trapped in a gulley at the foot of cliffs at Caerfai Bay.
Lifeguards and lifeboats rescue kayakers
07/07/2008
By: Sandi Hill
RNLI lifeguards in Pembrokeshire worked with their local lifeboats to rescue four kayakers on Saturday.
Medevac and tow for Douglas
04/07/2008
By: Roger Oram
Douglas's Tyne class lifeboat Sir William Hillary was launched at 3.35pm on 21 June to a motor cruiser with fuel problems.
Abersoch launch to capsized dinghy
03/07/2008
By: Twrog Jones
Abersoch's inshore lifeboat was launched at midday last Thursday to help two people in the water after their sailing dinghy capsized.