Welcome to the Plymouth Lifeboat Station website!
The Royal National Lifeboat Insitution is the charity that saves lives at sea. The RNLI exists with over 225 lifeboat stations around the coast of the UK and Ireland, with over 4,500 volunteer crew members on call 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The RNLI also operates lifeboats on some inland waterways and the River Thames, along with Lifeguards on many beaches. The RNLI is supported entirely by donnations and does not recieve any funding from the Government. To find out more about supporting the RNLI in Plymouth, please see our contact page.
There has been a lifeboat station in Plymouth for over 200 years with many lifeboats and crew members serving over that time. The current Plymouth Lifeboat Station is located in Plymouth's West Hoe with both lifeboats lying afloat in Millbay Marina. The station has over 20 volunteer crew members who can be seen on our crew page.
In 2009 the Plymouth lifeboats launched 75 times, rescuing 91 people. In 2008 there were 93 launches.
Plymouth Lifeboat Station callouts 2010, so far - ALB 4 and ILB 3 (Total - 7)
Latest Launch - Sunday 6th March - 12:03 - ALB - Reports of a windsurfer in difficulties off Burgh Island.
LATEST NEWS
Plymouth's busy lifesavers - RNLI Plymouth volunteer lifeboat crew members were called into action twice at the weekend.
Their first call, on Saturday 27 February, involved the rescue of a broken down jet ski on Plymouth Sound. This was followed by an incident involving a French fishing boat on the following day.
At 1.49pm on Sunday 28 February, the RNLI's Plymouth all-weather lifeboat, Sybil Mullen Glover, was launched to the 25m French stern trawler Felir, which had reported injuries to a crew member while off Rame Head, south of Plymouth. The vessel, out of St Poritan in North West France, had been at sea for 8 days when the casualty sustained a serious hand injury. Fortunately one of the lifeboat crew, Amy Mann, speaks French and was transferred to the trawler to aid commications, along with fellow lifeboat crew member and paramedic Mark Dodwell. Mark gave immediate first aid treatment to the injured crewman.
Dave Milford (pictured), all-weather lifeboat Coxswain, decided that transfering the injured man would risk further injury. Another member of the lifeboat crew, Sean Marshall, was therefore transferred onto the trawler and the lifeboat then escorted it into Sutton Harbour. On arrival at the harbour, the casualty was taken by ambulance to hospital.
Dave said: ‘The crew of the lifeboat here in Plymouth have a variety of valuable skills. I was glad that Amy was able to interpret for us. Mark’s experience as a paramedic meant that the man got immediate treatment for his injuries.’
In an emergency dial 999, and ask for the Coastguard.
