Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Portaferry Lifeboat Station
Portaferry Lifeboat Station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Portaferry Lifeboat Station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Portaferry Lifeboat Station is located directly opposite the slipway for the Portaferry–Strangford ferry on The Strand, in Portaferry, a town located at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, at the entrance to Strangford Lough, in County Down, Northern Ireland. A lifeboat was first stationed at Portaferry in 1980 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The station currently operates the B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, Blue Peter V (B-833), on station since 2009.
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Background
History
In the 1970s, concerns were raised about the lack of lifeboat coverage for Strangford Lough. Strangford Lough is the largest sea inlet in the British Isles, and covers an area of 150 km2. Lifeboats based at and , capable of approximately 10 kn, could take several hours to reach an incident. In 1978, the Cloughey-Portavogie lifeboat Glencoe Glasgow (ON 857) was withdrawn from service, due to development works at Portavogie Harbour, causing even greater concern. After strenuous lobbying by Portaferry Sailing Club, and other local boatmen, an inquiry was led by Capt. A. G. Course, Inspector of Lifeboats for Ireland. A single-engined lifeboat was trialled at Portaferry in 1979. On 1 May 1980, a…
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- Coordinates
- 54.3811, -5.5493
- Address
- The Strand
- Phone
- +44 28 4272 8062
- Established
- 1980
- Opening
- Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q108283761 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Portaferry Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Portaferry Lifeboat Station?
- Portaferry Lifeboat Station is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- When was Portaferry Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1980.
- Who owns Portaferry Lifeboat Station?
- Portaferry Lifeboat Station is owned by border|23px Royal National Lifeboat Institution.