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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

1.24pm 2 December 2024

Recent lifeboat launches from Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station

1.24pm 2 December 2024
4.48pm 6 November 2024
4.46pm 6 November 2024
4.48pm 5 November 2024
2.15am 31 October 2024
9.28am 20 October 2024
8.34am 13 October 2024
8.32am 13 October 2024
8.32pm 5 October 2024
12.17am 4 October 2024
7.24pm 29 September 2024
7.20pm 29 September 2024
2.56pm 19 September 2024
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

Today's weather

9°C Rain
Min: 8°C Max: 9°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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