SALCOMBE LIFEBOAT STATION

At Salcombe Lifeboat Station we have 1 fu ll time RNLI staff member, The Coxswain, Chris Winzar. The strategic location of Salcombe, being the southern tip of Devon with challenging headlands and waters, as well as its proximity to busy shipping lanes, requires the Lifeboat Station be permanently manned... In 2019, Salcombe will have had a Lifeboat station for 150 years. The current Station is operated by a team of 34 local men and women, 21 sea going, 12 shore- based and 1 Lifeboat Medical Adviser. We have 2 boats, a 25 knot Tamar Class All Weather Lifeboat ‘The Baltic Exchange III', and a 35 knot B Class Inshore Lifeboat ‘Gladys Hilda Mu stoe'. With these boats and our volunteer crew we are able to meet our mission which is to reach any casualty, in all weathers, within 10 miles of the Station within 30 mins of receiving an initial request from the Coastguard... The RNLI is a registered charity and relies on voluntary contributions and legacies for its income. We receive no..

Primary location: Salcombe United Kingdom