Lifeboat Station : Porthcawl
Main Contact Details
The Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Telephone
01656 783299
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Station Information
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- 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 mornings and Wednesady evenings
Shop
Summer 10am - 4pm; Winter weekends 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)
20/07/2008
Little and Broad Haven - 10:0619/07/2008
The Mumbles - 23:1919/07/2008
Beaumaris - 21:57
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.