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RNLI Portsmouth Lifeboat Station

Portsmouth Lifeboat Station

Portsmouth Lifeboat Station has been providing search and rescue for the eastern Solent since 1965. The crews have won four medals for gallantry and currently operate two inshore lifeboats.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

3.46pm 26 March 2023

Recent launches from Portsmouth Lifeboat Station

3.46pm 26 March 2023
12.24pm 24 March 2023
1.26pm 23 March 2023
1.26pm 21 March 2023
10.26pm 18 March 2023
10.24pm 18 March 2023
5.45pm 3 March 2023
8.55am 13 February 2023
9.28pm 28 January 2023
1.53am 16 January 2023
5.24pm 20 December 2022
11.26pm 10 December 2022
8.21am 20 November 2022
1.47pm 28 October 2022
1.00am 28 October 2022
1.00am 28 October 2022
3.08pm 27 October 2022
1.53pm 19 October 2022
5.44pm 6 October 2022
6.26pm 1 October 2022

Today's weather

10°C Rain
Min: 9°C Max: 10°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Portsmouth Lifeboat Station
Ferry Road
Southsea
Hampshire
PO4 9LY

Station phone number

02392 814811

Visitor times

Please contact the station to arrange a visit

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News and media from Portsmouth Lifeboat Station

Kim Dugan at RNLI Portsmouth Lifeboat Station in front of the D class lifeboat
Article Sea safety
Portsmouth RNLI volunteer Kim Dugan prepares for her first Christmas as helm
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Article People
Two volunteers successfully passed out as crew for Portsmouth RNLI
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Photo showing Stormy Stan at a Reindeer Run event.
Article Fundraising
Join the RNLI Christmas Reindeer Run in Portsmouth and help save lives at sea
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Brian Bass portrait photo sitting at a table at one of the committee dinner
Article Legacies
Portsmouth RNLI pays tribute to amazing benefactor
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