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Amble Lifeboat Station

Amble Lifeboat Station

Operating from a busy fishing port on the beautiful Northumberland coast, Amble’s Shannon and D class lifeboats respond to a wide variety of incidents. Amble lifeboat crew have been presented with 18 awards for gallantry, including the first ever medals to be awarded for a rescue in an inshore lifeboat.
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Latest lifeboat launch

11.53am 13 April 2022

Recent launches from Amble Lifeboat Station

11.53am 13 April 2022
12.21pm 26 March 2022
12.18pm 24 March 2022
12.03pm 24 February 2022
11.50am 30 November 2021
5.24pm 17 October 2021
4.04am 13 October 2021
4.03am 13 October 2021
1.26pm 9 October 2021
5.10pm 25 September 2021
2.52am 12 September 2021
5.52pm 7 September 2021
6.30pm 6 September 2021
1.03pm 4 September 2021
1.51pm 28 August 2021
1.51pm 28 August 2021
2.13pm 23 August 2021
11.57am 11 August 2021
11.53pm 7 August 2021
2.22pm 5 August 2021

Today's weather

16°C Rain
Min: 9°C Max: 16°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Radcliffe Quay
Amble
Northumberland
NE65 0DJ

Station telephone number

01665 712460

Accessibility

Disabled parking, disabled access, parking

Visiting times

10am–4pm daily

Visitor contact

John Young

Visitor contact phone number

01665 712916

Shop hours

Easter–October
Friday–Sunday
10am–4pm

Shop phone number

01665 714952

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News and media from Amble Lifeboat Station

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Article Rescue
Craster lifeboat tasked to yacht taking on water
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The yacht only meters from the beach
Article Rescue
Craster RNLI rescues 30ft yacht
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Inshore Lifeboat Mildred Holcroft launched to a surfer in difficulty at the south pier, upon arrival it was found that the surfer had been pulled to safety by two other surfers near the area
Video Lifeboats
Amble inshore lifeboat goes to the aid of a surfer
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Amble's Shannon class lifeboat launched to two kayakers in distress between the piers and Coquet Island, once on scene it was established one kayaker had made it ashore but one still missing, the lifeboat searched south and soon found the other casualty had made it ashore into the care of the local coastguard teams.
Video Lifeboats
Amble lifeboat launches to two kayakers in distress
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