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Lerwick Lifeboat Station

Lerwick Lifeboat Station

Lerwick Lifeboat Station has had a remarkable history of bravery with its lifeboat crews being presented with 62 awards for gallantry, including the RNLI's highest accolade in 1997 - a Gold Medal.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

9.27am 30 December 2024

Recent lifeboat launches from Lerwick Lifeboat Station

9.27am 30 December 2024
11.05am 28 December 2024
9.33pm 27 December 2024
10.49am 15 December 2024
5.10pm 11 December 2024
8.49pm 9 November 2024
11.59am 17 October 2024
9.24pm 6 October 2024
7.55pm 11 September 2024
5.30pm 31 August 2024
7.21am 24 August 2024
6.02pm 20 August 2024
11.36am 19 August 2024
11.32pm 15 August 2024
5.14pm 15 August 2024
5.36pm 10 August 2024
7.35am 16 July 2024
10.34am 19 June 2024
10.30am 19 June 2024
10.28am 19 June 2024

Today's weather

5°C Rain
Min: 3°C Max: 5°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Lerwick Lifeboat Station
The Old Tolbooth
Commercial Street
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0AB

Station phone number

01595 693827

Accessibility

Parking on the quay or on Church Road

Visiting times

10am–4pm weekdays. Weekends by appointment.

Visitor contact

Stephen Manson, Coxswain
Paul Hutchison, Mechanic

Visitor contact phone number

01595 693827

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News and media from Lerwick Lifeboat Station

Article Rescue
RNLI Lerwick Lifeboat launched to aid scallop boat taking in water in Yell Sound
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Group photo of lifeboat crew with Coronation Medals - Lord Lieutenant Lindsay Tulloch (left) with John Best, Coxswain Stephen Manson, Peter Kerr, Ryan Leith, Kenneth Couper, Nathan Mann, Malcolm Craigie, accompanied by Vice Lieutenant Iain Tulloch and RNLI Lerwick Branch Chair John Webster.
Article Lifeboats
RNLI Lerwick lifeboat personnel awarded Coronation Medals
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A view of the starboard side of RNLB Michael and Jane Vernon - 17-10 Lerwick Lifeboat
Article People
RNLI Lerwick Lifeboat plans reunion for former crew and volunteers
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Signatories to the RNLI 200 Scroll (l to r) Stephen Manson, Coxswain; Hewitt Clark MBE, former Coxswain; Rhoda Watt, Treasurer of the Fundraising Committee; and John Webster, Branch Chairman. Also pictured - Charlotte Hill, of the RNLI's Bicentenary Team.
Article Heritage
‘RNLI 200’ Scroll reaches Lerwick Lifeboat Station
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