Lifeboat Station : Douglas
Main Contact Details
Douglas Lifeboat Station, Battery Pier, Douglas Head, Douglas, Isle of Man, British Isles
IM1 5BT
Telephone
01624 621367
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
Tony Radcliffe
Telephone
01624 621367
Station Opening Times
9am - 5pm monday - Friday Don't Miss: Crew Training - Thursday evenings
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
Accessibility
Parking
About this station
One of five lifeboat stations on the Isle of Man, and home to the founder of the RNLI, Sir William Hillary, today’s Tyne class lifeboat at Douglas is named after him. The crews have been presented with 21 awards for gallantry.Recent launches in wales (BST)
06/01/2009
Moelfre - 09:3704/01/2009
Rhyl - 18:4904/01/2009
Fishguard - 12:52
Last Launch
26/09/2008
D class named at St Davids
25/11/2008
By: Jim Phillips
Despite the poor weather, crowds flocked to St Davids on Sunday to see the naming of the station's new D class lifeboat Myrtle and Trevor Gurr.
RNLI Compass Autumn 2008
01/10/2008
By: RNLI
Read more stories from Wales, West Mercia and the Isle of Man in Compass, available here.
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.