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Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station
Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station is a place of interest in Inner Hebrides + Skye, 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
Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station is located at the harbour at Tighnabruaich, a village on the Cowal peninsula, on the Kyles of Bute, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. A lifeboat was first stationed at Tighnabruaich by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in May 1967. The station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat (ILB), the James and Helen Mason (B-862), on station since 2012.
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Background
History
In 1962, the number of rescues or attempted rescues by All-weather lifeboats in the summer months was 98, with the number of lives rescued being 133. In 1963, in response to an increasing amount of water-based leisure activity, the RNLI began trials of small fast Inshore lifeboats, placed at various locations around the country. These were easily launched with just a few people, ideal to respond quickly to local emergencies. This quickly proved to be very successful. In 1963, there were 226 rescues or attempted rescues in the summer months, as a result of which 225 lives were saved. More stations were opened, and in May 1967, a station was opened at Tighnabruaich, with a inshore lifeboat…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9067, -5.2325
- Address
- The Harbour
- Established
- 1967
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q21995514 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station?
- Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- When was Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1967.
- Who owns Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station?
- Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station is owned by border|23px Royal National Lifeboat Institution.