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RNLI Whitby Lifeboat Station with the station’s Trent class all-weather lifeboat, George and Mary Webb 14-14, moored outside

Whitby Lifeboat Station

Lifeboat crews at Whitby have been saving lives for over 200 years and have received RNLI medals for gallantry 36 times. Today, the station operates one inshore and one all-weather lifeboat.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

Recent lifeboat launches from Whitby Lifeboat Station

6.01pm 5 February 2025
11.44pm 29 December 2024
10.55pm 27 November 2024
10.50pm 27 November 2024
3.59am 11 November 2024
12.34pm 6 October 2024
11.29am 26 September 2024
12.30pm 7 September 2024
10.44am 13 August 2024
4.20pm 12 August 2024
3.41pm 11 August 2024
3.31pm 11 August 2024
4.35pm 10 August 2024
9.36pm 7 August 2024
9.44am 7 August 2024
11.50am 5 August 2024
1.14pm 28 July 2024
6.14pm 23 July 2024
7.11pm 19 July 2024
10.21am 16 July 2024

Today's weather

3°C Rain
Min: 1°C Max: 3°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Whitby Lifeboat Station
The Fish Pier
Church Street
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 4AE

Station phone number

01947 602216

Accessibility

Parking, Disabled Parking, Disabled Access

Visiting times

Monday-Friday
8am-4pm

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Launch a Memory

For enquiries regarding Launch a Memory, please do not contact the station directly. Please contact our Launch a Memory Team on [email protected] or call our Supporter Experience Team on 0300 300 0061 (UK) or 01 511 9871 (Ireland).

Whitby Lifeboat Museum

Visit us

Museum address

Whitby Lifeboat Museum
Pier Road
Whitby
YO21 3PU 

Telephone

01947 602001

Email

[email protected]

Twitter

@MuseumRnli

Summer opening times

From 15th February the museum is open every day.

11am-4pm

Winter opening times

Saturday - Sunday

11am - 4pm

Admission

Free

Group and school visits are welcome – but please book first via email.

Webcam at Whitby Lifeboat Station

News and media from Whitby Lifeboat Station

Article Fundraising
RNLI Bicentenary theatre show hands over cheque at Whitby Lifeboat Station.
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Article Events
Whitby RNLI celebrate installation of Henry Freeman sculpture.
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Article Rescue
Whitby RNLI in multi-agency search.
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Article People
End of an era at sea for volunteer Geoff
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