Borth Lifeboat Station

Borth Lifeboat Station
RNLI Lifeboat station
Borth Lifeboat Station
Country Wales, United Kingdom
Unitary authority Ceredigion
Town Borth
Location High Street, Borth, Ceredigion, SY24 1AA
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Founded 1966
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Visitation All year
Borth, Ceredigion

Borth Lifeboat Station (based in Borth, Ceredigion, Wales) was first established by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in June 1966.[1] The station currently operates a D class lifeboat.

The station was opened as a result of a campaign led by Aran Morris MBE who said that his memories of Arctic convoys of World War II inspired him to press for the lifeboat station because it used to take rescuers 20 minutes to get to Borth from Aberystwyth and Aberdyfi during an emergency.

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History of the station

The Lifeboats

Dates in service Class Op. No. Name
1966 - 1973 D class
1973 - 1975 D Class D103
1975 - 1987 D class D233 Onslaught
1987 - 1995 D class D344 Onslaught II
1995 - 2004 D class D479 May
2004 - present 'IB1' D class D622 May II

See also

References

  1. ^ "Borth Station History". RNLI. http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/west/stations/BorthCardiganshire/history. 

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