Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station
Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station
Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station is located in Scotland
Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station
Tighnabruaich
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationTighnabruaich, Argyll, PA21 2EG, Scotland, UK
CountryScotland, UK
Coordinates55°54′24″N 5°13′57″W / 55.90667°N 5.23250°W / 55.90667; -5.23250
Opened1967
OwnerRoyal National Lifeboat Institution

Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station is located in the Kyles of Bute.[1] It was opened by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1967.

The station is the base for search and rescue operations at Tighnabruaich, Argyll, United Kingdom. It operates an Atlantic 85-class Inshore Lifeboat (ILB), the James and Helen Mason (B-862).[2]

In 1995, the D-class lifeboat was withdrawn, and replaced with a C-class lifeboat (C-509). The C-Class was a faster boat, with two 40hp engines, giving an improvement in speed of around 7 knots, (6mph).

However, the station was soon to be equipped with the bigger and better Atlantic 21-class, but this required improvements to the boat house and crew facilities.

Building work commenced in 1996, completing in 1997.

An Atlantic 21 was placed on service in the same year, but was soon replaced with the new Atlantic 75-class, Alec and Maimie Preston (B-743) in 1998.

Station Honours

A special framed certificate signed by Surgeon Rear Admiral F Golden and the Chief Executive
  • (2005) in recognition of his help and treatment of two seriously injured people, following a collision between a speed boat and rocks on 10 July 2005.
Crew Member Craig Allen

Fleet

Op. No.[lower-alpha 1] Name In service[2] Class Comments
D-134 unnamed 1967–1979 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-235 unnamed 1979–1987 D-class (Zodiac III)
D-345 unnamed 1987–1994 D-class (EA16)
C-509 Oats 1995–1996 C-class (Ex D-509)
B-549 Blenwatch 1997–1998 Atlantic 21-class
B-743 Alex & Maime Preston 1998–2012 Atlantic 75-class
B-862 James and Helen Mason 2012– Atlantic 85-class
  1. ↑ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

See also

References

  1. ↑ RNLI: Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station.
  2. 1 2 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.


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