Use our online tool to find the precise location of your loved one’s name in the letters and numbers of the Anstruther lifeboat.
Contact us at [email protected] if you require assistance.
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Anstruther Lifeboat Station tours
Our volunteer Visits Team at Anstruther are delighted to offer pre-bookable guided station tours, so you can see your Launch a Memory lifeboat. Anstruther is a busy working lifeboat station, crewed by volunteers. We kindly ask you to book a tour via our Eventbrite page if you wish to see the lifeboat, before turning up to the station. If you’ve planned a trip to the area outside of the pre-bookable tour dates, email our visits officer at [email protected] to discuss booking a private tour.
The lifeboat sits on the Shannon Launch and Recovery System in the compound next to the station. While you won’t be able to get up close to the lifeboat, we have a full-size decal replica where you can see your loved one’s name up close.
Help fund a new station for your Launch a Memory lifeboat
With its speed and agility, the Shannon is already revolutionising lifesaving at sea in and around Fife. But there’s one thing this special lifeboat doesn’t have – a boathouse. It simply doesn’t fit in the current one, which has already been extended and modernised over the years.
At the moment, your Launch a Memory lifeboat sits on its Shannon Launch and Recovery System in a temporary compound next to the station. A new purpose-built lifeboat station and slipway in a better location will bring so many benefits. But Anstruther volunteers need to raise £200,000 toward the cost. Will you help them with a donation today?
Anstruther mementos
This special range of Launch a Memory mementos for your Anstruther lifeboat are available from the online RNLI Shop. Whether you buy to treasure or give as a gift, these mementos act as a constant reminder that your loved one is beside the Anstruther lifeboat crew, every time they launch.
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Your Launch a Memory lifeboat is home!
On 14 April 2024, Anstruther volunteers welcomed home their very special Shannon class lifeboat 13-47 Robert and Catherine Steen where it will now serve one of the UK’s busiest waterways. Alongside an emotional welcome from volunteers and local supporters, Anstruther was flanked by lifeboats from Dunbar, Broughty Ferry and Kinghorn on this harmonious occasion. The whole event was live streamed via the station's Facebook page, where you can also follow all the latest news and lifeboat updates.
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Get the most from Launch A Memory
You can now buy a lifesaving printed keepsake to commemorate the special person you’ve remembered or celebrated on the Anstruther Shannon class lifeboat.
Design-wise, you can choose the individual letter or number that your loved one’s name is in or the full lifeboat decal.
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Many people have shared heart-warming stories about why they chose to include the name of someone they miss on the Anstruther lifeboat - as well as celebrating their or their loved one’s connection to the RNLI.
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An RNLI Forever by the Sea tribute fund is an online space for you to share treasured stories and photos of your loved one with family and friends. If you want to, you can also use it to help raise funds for the RNLI in their memory.
Share your memories and raise funds