Royal National Lifeboat Institution – The RNLI is a charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service around the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Volunteer crews give up their time and comfort to carry out rescues in difficult and often dangerous conditions.
Lifeboat Stations in Scotland
Aberdeen Lifeboat – Established in 1802
Anstruther Lifeboat – Founded in 1865
Arbroath Lifeboat – Saving lives since 1803
Isle of Barra Lifeboat – The Barra lifeboat station was established in 1931
Dunbar Lifeboat – Established in 1808 – Dunbar Lifeboat Station is also on Twitter
Kinghorn Lifeboat – Established in 1965
Largs Lifeboat – Firth of Clyde
Loch Ness Lifeboat – The Loch Ness rescue boat is run by a team of volunteers who live in and around Drumnadrochit.
Mallaig Lifeboat – The most westerly lifeboat station on the British mainland
Lifeboat Information
The Lifeboat Enthusiasts’ Society – brings together those with a keen interest in lifeboats and the lifeboat service, existing to support the RNLI and provide an interchange of information between the RNLI and members on the many different aspects of lifeboats, past, present and future.