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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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)
20/07/2008
Penarth - 16:4120/07/2008
Beaumaris - 15:2820/07/2008
Beaumaris - 15:23
Last Launch
Launched this week
Lifeguards and lifeboats rescue kayakers
07/07/2008
By: Sandi Hill
RNLI lifeguards in Pembrokeshire worked with their local lifeboats to rescue four kayakers on Saturday.
Medevac and tow for Douglas
04/07/2008
By: Roger Oram
Douglas's Tyne class lifeboat Sir William Hillary was launched at 3.35pm on 21 June to a motor cruiser with fuel problems.
Abersoch launch to capsized dinghy
03/07/2008
By: Twrog Jones
Abersoch's inshore lifeboat was launched at midday last Thursday to help two people in the water after their sailing dinghy capsized.
Manx fishermen install MOB Guardian
02/07/2008
By: Danielle Rush
A third of all fishing vessels on the Isle of Man are in being fitted with the RNLI's MOB Guardian man overboard and vessel locator alert system.
RNLI Compass Summer 2008
01/07/2008
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Wales, West Mercia and the Isle of Man in Compass, available here.