Lifeboat Station : Portree
Main Contact Details
The Pier, Portree, Isle of Skye
IV51 9DD
Telephone
(01478) 613610
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
David Urquhart
Telephone
01478 613610
Station Opening Times
9am - 5pm weekdays or by appointment Don't Miss: Crew training - 7pm-9pm Monday
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
About this station
Home to Portree lifeboat, the harbour in the main town on Skye is also used by fishing vessels and pleasure craft. Portree lifeboat station operates an all weather Trent class lifeboat.
Recent launches in scotland (BST)
23/11/2008
Kirkcudbright - 14:3723/11/2008
Aith - 07:3320/11/2008
Queensferry - 14:52
Last Launch
14/11/2008
RBS Cheque handover
By: Portree Crew
Royal Bank of Scotland Community Cahsback Awards cheque for £250 to the local lifeboat crew.
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.
RNLI Compass Autumn 2008
01/10/2008
By: RNLI
Read more stories from Scotland in Compass, available here.
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.