South_Broads_Lifeboat_Station

South Broads Lifeboat Station

South Broads Lifeboat Station

RNLI Lifeboat Station in Suffolk, England

South Broads Lifeboat Station was an RNLI operated lifeboat station[1] located on Oulton Broad in the town of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk.[2] The station operated between 2001 and 2011.[3] The station covered the southern area of The Broads network, an area of over 100 square miles (260 km2) of inland waterways including the River Waveney.[4] The station performed 194 rescues.[3]

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Closure

The RNLI decided to close the station in January 2011 after a review which recommended that lifesaving across The Broads would be more effectively covered from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station. Following the closure in November 2011, the station's D-class (IB1) and XP-class lifeboats were added to the RNLI's relief fleet and its 4x4 vehicle transferred to Great Yarmouth and Gorleston.[3][5]

South Broads Lifeboats

D-class

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Arancia-class

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XP-class

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  1. Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    RNLI station at South Broads, Lowestoft, Google+. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. [2]
    Explorer Map OL40 – The Broads, Ordnance Survey, 2010-01-22.
  3. [3]
    South Broads RNLI lifeboat station to close, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  4. [4]
    South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad hit by burglars, Eastern Daily Press, 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  5. [5]
    RNLI closes South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad, BBC news website, 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  6. [6]
    Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.
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