Port Talbot Lifeboat Station
Aberavon Beach, where the Port Talbot lifeboat launches
Port Talbot Lifeboat Station is located in Wales
Port Talbot Lifeboat Station
Port Talbot, Neath & Port Talbot
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationPrincess Margaret Way, Port Talbot, Neath & Port Talbot. SA12 6QW
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates51°35′36″N 3°49′00″W / 51.59333°N 3.81667°W / 51.59333; -3.81667
Opened1966
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Port Talbot Lifeboat Station (based in, Aberavon, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales) was opened in 1966 as an Inshore Lifeboat Station with a D-class (EA16) lifeboat.[1] The station is currently housed in a purpose built building close to the coastguard and lifeguard station that was finished in 1998.

The station currently operates the D-class (IB1) lifeboat Craig Morris (D-848).

The lifeboat station works and trains closely with Port Talbot Coastguard, RNLI Lifeguards and RAF Search & Rescue.

Station Honours

Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum - 1995

The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum was awarded to Robert Vernon Harris for his courage and initiative when he transferred from the lifeboat to another vessel.

Framed Letter of Thanks x 2 - 1995

Framed Letters of Thanks were awarded to Crew Members Leigh Worth and Stanley May for their assistance during a transfer from the lifeboat to another vessel.

Framed Letter of Thanks x 2 - 1999

Framed Letters of Thanks were presented to Helmsman Matthew Rossi, Crew Member Leon Murphy and Crew Member David Jones assisting the ship Mineral Century.

Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum x 2- 2006

Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum were awarded to Helmsman David Jones and Crew Member Christopher Thomas for saving the life of a man who was thrown overboard from a motorboat during strong winds and 3m high seas.

Framed Letter of Thanks - 2006

A Framed Letter of Thanks was presented to Crew Member Rachel Thomas for saving the life of a man who was thrown overboard from a motorboat during strong winds and 3m high seas.

Fleet

Op. No.[lower-alpha 1] Name In service[2] Class Comments
D-88 unnamed 1966–1971 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-189 unnamed 1972–1983 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-297 unnamed 1984–1990 D-class (Zodiac III)
D-402 Warwick 1990–1999 D-class (EA16)
D-550 Gwenllian The Rotary Club of Port Talbot 1999–2009 D-class (EA16)
D-713 Nigel Martin Spender 2009–2020 D-class (IB1)
D-848 Craig Morris 2020– D-class (IB1)
  1. ↑ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Port Talbot History". Rnli.org.uk. 5 September 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.
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