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Southend Lifeboat Station

Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station

Southend Lifeboat Station has two boathouses, one at each end of Southend's 1.25 mile long pier. One houses a B class and a D class inshore lifeboat, while the other houses a D class lifeboat and a hovercraft.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

2.43pm 15 September 2024

Recent lifeboat launches from Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station

2.43pm 15 September 2024
2.41pm 15 September 2024
3.32pm 14 September 2024
6.59pm 9 September 2024
8.15pm 4 September 2024
11.40am 31 August 2024
6.08pm 29 August 2024
6.00pm 29 August 2024
7.16pm 27 August 2024
2.31pm 25 August 2024
5.54pm 24 August 2024
9.22pm 23 August 2024
6.22pm 20 August 2024
7.17am 17 August 2024
2.31pm 13 August 2024
8.21pm 11 August 2024
1.22pm 9 August 2024
4.24pm 5 August 2024
4.10pm 4 August 2024
8.59pm 2 August 2024

Today's weather

19°C Sunshine
Min: 12°C Max: 19°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Southend Lifeboat Station
Southend Pier
Essex
SS1 1EE

Station phone number

01702 613151

Accessibility

Disabled access (only offshore)

Visiting times

There is a viewing gallery at the station on the end of the Pier.

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News and media from Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station

Southend RNLI volunteers Matt. Graeme and Maria outside Poole RNLI collage
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Three Southend RNLI volunteers complete Crew Emergency Procedures training
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The small dinghy plus its two occupants safely onboard the Sheerness RNLI lifeboat
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A lucky escape for two men in a small inflatable
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Southend RNLI hovercraft Vera Ravine being launched with the tractor
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Southend RNLI hovercraft diverted from training exercise rescues four people
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Southend RNLI hovercraft Vera Ravine being towed by the RNLI tractor returning from search
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Person seen entering the water sparks a four-hour search for Southend RNLI
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