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Dunbar lifeboat station

Dunbar Lifeboat Station

Established in 1808, Dunbar Lifeboat Station is located on the south side of the mouth of the Firth Of Forth, approximately 30 miles east of Edinburgh. The crews have been honoured with 12 awards for gallantry.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

6.50am 5 June 2017

Recent launches from Dunbar Lifeboat Station

6.50am 5 June 2017
8.52pm 18 April 2017
6.15am 1 December 2016
2.29pm 22 October 2016
4.59pm 15 October 2016
4.05pm 18 September 2016
5.16pm 17 September 2016
8.04pm 16 September 2016
7.57am 14 September 2016
10.27pm 11 September 2016
12.44pm 1 September 2016
11.04am 4 August 2016
10.59am 4 August 2016
12.37pm 31 July 2016
12.37pm 31 July 2016
3.22pm 30 July 2016
5.31pm 21 July 2016
8.02am 16 July 2016
4.48pm 7 July 2016
9.35am 6 July 2016

Today's weather

16°C Rain
Min: 11°C
Max: 16°C
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Next tide

Tue 27 Jun
High: 5:40am 5.2m
Low: 11:57am 0.3m
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Dunbar Lifeboat Station
Victoria Harbour
Victoria Place
Dunbar
EH42 1HS

Station phone number

01368 863966

Accessibility

Parking, disabled parking, disabled access

Visiting times

By appointment only

Visitor contact

To arrange a visit, please contact us via our Facebook page or our website.

Shop hours

January-February
Closed

March-October
Monday-Sunday 10am-5pm

November-December
Monday-Friday 12pm-4pm
Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm

Shop phone number

01368 862641

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News and media from Dunbar Lifeboat Station

Dunbar RNLI assist a broken down boat
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Dunbar RNLI assist a broken down boat
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Dunbar Inshore Lifeboat assist Scottish Ambulance Service
Dunbar Inshore Lifeboat Launched to assist Scottish Ambulance with a casualty at the bottom of the cliffs just outside Dunbar Harbour. Due to the nature of the incident and the surroundings it was safer to bring the casualty back to Dunbar by Lifeboat then transferred to the Ambulance.
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Dunbar Inshore Lifeboat assist Scottish Ambulance Service
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Dunbar inshore lifeboat launched on service and stood down outside the harbour
Both Dunbar lifeboats were launched on service just before 8pm on Tuesday 18 April, both boats were stood down just outside Dunbar Harbour.
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Dunbar inshore lifeboat launched on service and stood down outside the harbour
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Dunbar inshore lifeboat on a training exercise
Dunbar inshore lifeboat on exercise with back up from Dunbar all weather lifeboat.
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Dunbar inshore lifeboat on a training exercise
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Events around Dunbar Lifeboat Station