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)
30/11/2008
The Mumbles - 16:3930/11/2008
The Mumbles - 16:0330/11/2008
Aberdovey - 14:25
Last Launch
11/10/2008
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.