Eyemouth Lifeboat Station
Eyemouth Lifeboat Station
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationGunsgreen Quay,Eyemouth Harbour , Eyemouth,TD145SD Berwickshire, Scotland, UK
CountryScotland, UK
Coordinates55°52′20″N 2°5′10″W / 55.87222°N 2.08611°W / 55.87222; -2.08611
Opened1876
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Eyemouth Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) marine-rescue facility in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.

The station was founded in 1876 to protect local fisherman during periods of poor weather conditions.

The original lifeboat house in the town cost £500 to build. This was replaced in 1908 with a new boathouse, with new facilities completed in 1992, and extended in 2010 at a cost of over £200,000.

The station's lifeboat has been placed in the town's harbour afloat since the 1960s with a pontoon berth most recently been added in 2008.[1]

The station currently has 13-29 RNLB Helen Hastings (ON 1336) all weather Shannon-class lifeboat and D-class (IB1) inshore lifeboat Sheila (D-877) in service. The station has received two RNLI medals of recognition, one silver in 1991 and a bronze in 1917.[1]

Eyemouth Lifeboats

All-Weather Lifeboats

ON[lower-alpha 1] Op. No.[lower-alpha 2] Name In service [2] Class Comments
James & Rachel Grindlay[3] 1876–1888 30ft Self Righting (P&S)
157 James & Rachel Grindlay 1888–1901 34ft Self Righting (P&S)
345 Sarah Pickard 1901–1909 34ft Self Righting (P&S)
592 Anne Frances 1909–1937 34ft Self Righting (P&S)
795 Frank & William Oates 1937–1951 Liverpool-class Single
893 Clara and Emily Barwell 1951–1963 Liverpool-class
784 Swn-Y-Mor
(Civil Service No.6)		 1964–1967 46ft Watson-class
820 Louise Stephens 1967–1974 46ft Watson-class
1026 44-008 Eric Seal
(Civil Service No.36)		 1974–1996 Waveney-class
1209 14-11 Barclaycard Crusader 1996–2019 Trent-class
1336 13-29 Helen Hastings[4] 2018– Shannon-class

Inshore Lifeboats

Op No Name In service [2] Class Comments
D-745 MyWay 2015–2023 D-class (IB1)
D-877 Sheila 2023– D-class (IB1)
  1. ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. ↑ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

Station Honours

The following are awards made to the crew of Eyemouth Lifeboat Station[5]

1991 - For the rescue of two skin-divers north west of Ebb Carr Rocks on 6 October 1990
James A Dougal, Acting Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic
1917 - For the rescue of 7 men of the Norwegian steamer Livlig on 6 March 1917
W Miller, Coxswain
  • The Maud Smith Award 1990
(for the bravest act of life-saving in 1990)
1991 - For the rescue of two skin-divers north west of Ebb Carr Rocks on 6 October 1990
James A Dougal, Acting Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic
  • The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
1991 - For the rescue of two skin-divers north west of Ebb Carr Rocks on 6 October 1990
John Buchan, crewman
David Collin, crewman
George Walker, crewman
Joseph Walker, crewman
Robert Walker, crewman
Alister Crombie, crewman
1993 - For the rescue of three crew of the launch Norman Forster on 17 October 1992
John Johnston, Coxswain
  • A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution
1983 - For the rescue of three lives of the trawler Hatcliffe on 25 March 1983
A Dougal, Coxswain
J Aitchison, Second Coxswain
J Tarvit, Second Coxswain/Mechanic
J Dougal, Acting Assistant Mechanic
A Redden, crew member
J Buchan, crew member
J Purves, crew member
I Dougal, crew member
2007
John Johnston, former Coxswain

See also

References

  1. 1 2 RNLI (2021). "Eyemouth Lifeboat Station: History". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.
  3. ↑ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2021). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2021 (2021 ed.). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2–18.
  4. ↑ "Eyemouth Shannon class lifeboat to be named Helen Hastings". RNLI. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Eyemouth's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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