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Lifeboat Station : Dunbar

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Victoria Harbour Victoria Place Dunbar East Lothian

EH42 1HS

Telephone

(01368) 863966 Torness (01368) 840633

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    • Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
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    • RNLI Beach Lifeguard area

    Visitor Contact

    Gary Fairbairn

    Telephone
    01368 863966

    Station Opening Times

    By appointment only
    Don't miss: crew training - ILB 7pm on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday; ALB 12pm Sunday and 7pm Monday

    Shop

    Open mar - Dec 10am - 5pm daily Tel - 01368 869763




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    About this station

    Lifeboats have been launching from Dunbar Harbour for nearly 200 years and the crews have been honoured with 12 awards for gallantry. Today, the station operates two lifeboats – an inshore D class and an all weather Trent class lifeboat.

    Recent launches in scotland (BST)

    • 06/10/2008

      Troon - 18:25
    • 06/10/2008

      Broughty Ferry (Dundee) - 02:57
    • 06/10/2008

      Helensburgh - 00:14

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    • D class image

      New D class at Aberdeen

      02/10/2008

      By: Rachel Martin

      Aberdeen's new D class lifeboat was officially named James Bissett Simpson on 20 September.

    • Image of Teal aground

      Holiday family found aground

      29/09/2008

      By: Martin Douglas

      Loch Ness lifeboat crew were training on Sunday morning, 28 September, at 8am when they came across the motor cruiser Teal aground in Urquhart Bay, Drumnadrochit.

    • Image of Queensferry tow

      Queensferry lifeboat tows yacht in

      05/08/2008

      By: Hamish Campbell

      Queensferry lifeboat rescued a couple yesterday after their 14m yacht broke an engine shaft off Hound Point in the Firth of Forth.

    • Photograph of cheque handover on bow of lifeboat

      Beer festival raises over £13,000 for Broughty Ferry lifeboat station

      08/07/2008

      By: Dr Andrew Jeffrey, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

      Fisherman's Tavern Beer Festival raises record-breaking £13,064 for Broughty Ferry RNLI lifeboat station

    • Image of Arran lifeboat

      Busy Sunday for Arran

      08/07/2008

      By: Allan Little

      Arran's B class lifeboat The Boys' Brigade was called out twice on Sunday, helping rescue a yacht with a fouled propeller and a family that had been swept out to sea on their dinghy.


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