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Whitby's lifeboats

Find out more about the lifeboats operated by the volunteers here at Whitby.

The Whitby all weather lifeboat creating a wake.

Nicholas Leach

Lois Ivan

The Lois Ivan is a Shannon class lifeboat and has been at Whitby since 2023. It is the fifth Launch a Memory lifeboat.

More about the Shannon class lifeboat
A small rib with three crew cresting a wave with lots of spray.

Nicholas Leach

Warter Priory

The Warter Priory is a D class lifeboat and has been at Whitby since 2017.

More about the D class lifeboat