Lifeboat Station : Whitby
Main Contact Details
The Fish Pier, Church Street, Whitby
YO22 4AE
Telephone
01947 602216
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
Glen Goodberry
Telephone
01947 602216
Station Opening Times
9am-4pm weekdays Don't miss: crew training - winter 10am-12pm Sun, summer 7pm-9pm Wed
Shop
Mar - Dec 10am - 5pm daily Tel: 01947 602001
About this station
The station at Whitby has a remarkable history of bravery with 49 awards for gallantry being presented. Today’s station operates two lifeboats. Sadly the station has also seen tragedy with five lifeboat crew losing their lives saving others at sea.
Recent launches in the north (BST)
21/11/2008
Cleethorpes - 15:3620/11/2008
Scarborough - 10:0718/11/2008
Fleetwood - 16:09
Last Launch
Launched this week
Whitby flag weekend 2007
By: Whitby LOM R Weatherill
Weekend of 28th and 29th of July,@ the bandstand.Exercises at sea and in the harbour inc lifeboats Trent, IB1,Atlantic 75, and RAF Seaking helicoptor.
New lifeboat at Silloth
20/11/2008
By: Alison Levett
Silloth's new Atlantic 85 lifeboat Elaine and Don Wilkinson went on service at the weekend.
From BMX to TT
07/11/2008
By: Lee Jackson
One of Yorkshire's best-known motorcycling families has presented £15,000 to Staithes and Runswick RNLI
Daniel Craig backs Hoylake appeal
20/10/2008
By: Alison Levett
Actor Daniel Craig has thrown his support behind an appeal to fund a new all-weather lifeboat for Hoylake.
RNLI runners turn out for Great North Run
06/10/2008
By: Alison Levett
Around 250 runners joined Team RNLI at the BUPA Great North Run yesterday (5 October), the world's biggest half-marathon.