Lifeboat Station : Porthcawl
Main Contact Details
The Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Telephone
01656 783299
- Explore this station
Station Information
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- 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
Philip Missen MBE
Telephone
01656 782303
07971 037021
Station Opening Times
Generally open 10am - 4pm daily Don't miss: crew training - Sunday morning and Wednesday evening
Shop
Easter - Christmas 10am - 4pm daily Tel: 01656 782672
Accessibility
Disabled parking, disabled access
About this station
Situated on the south east coast of Wales, Porthcawl lifeboat station operates an inshore B class Atlantic 75 lifeboat. The crews have been honoured with 29 awards for gallantry, including a Bronze Medal, the first to be awarded to a lifeboat woman in 116 years.
Recent launches in wales (BST)
11/10/2008
Flint - 17:4811/10/2008
Porthcawl - 15:4811/10/2008
Cardigan - 15:08
Last Launch
Launched within 24 hours
Family rescued from grounded RIB
15/09/2008
By: Peter Wright
A rigid inflatable boat with two adults and two children onboard ran aground in Conwy Bay on Saturday afternoon.
Holyhead lifeboat leads historic procession
01/09/2008
By: Ray Steadman
A flotilla of gaff-rigged wooden boats sailed into Holyhead on 31 August, led by the town's Severn class lifeboat Christopher Pearce.
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.