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Lifeboat Station : Girvan

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Knockcushan Street, Girvan, Strathclyde

KA26 9AG

Telephone

(01465) 714454

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    • Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
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    • RNLI Beach Lifeguard area

    Visitor Contact

    Mechanic Robert McMaster

    Telephone
    01465 714454

    Station Opening Times

    9am - 5pm weekdays. Groups by appointment
    Don't Miss: Crew training - 7pm - 9pm Monday

    Shop

    Open daily Jun - Oct 2pm - 4pm Mon - Sat Open Sundays Jul and Aug and two days in November Tel: 01465 715285




    A picture of Girvan station.

    About this station

    Girvan has had a lifeboat launching off the south west coast of Scotland for 140 years, providing search and rescue cover for both commercial and leisure mariners. Today’s station operates an all weather Mersey class lifeboat.

    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

    01/09/2008
    Advanced news search

    • 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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