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]
South Broads Lifeboat Station | |
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General information | |
Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Location | Lowestoft, Suffolk |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 52°28′38.37″N 1°42′32.90″E / 52.4773250°N 1.7091389°E |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
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]
Op. No.[a] | Name | In service [6] | Class | Comments |
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D-438 | The Stanley Taylor | 2001–2004 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-449 | Humphry and Nora Tollemanche II | 2004–2005 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-493 | Isabella Mary | 2005 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-486 | Eleanor and Catherine | 2006–2007 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-492 | Lawnflite | 2006–2007 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-514 | Lord Kitchener | 2007–2010 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-714 | Jean Ryall | 2010–2011 | D-class (IB1) |
Op. No.[a] | Name | In service | Class | Comments |
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A-10 | Unnamed | 2003 | Arancia-class | Trials |
Op. No.[a] | Name | In service | Class | Comments |
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XP-5 | The Blob | 2001–2004 | XP-class | |
XP-33 | The Blob Mk. 2 | 2004–2005 | XP-class | |
XP-42 | Broads ILB2 | 2005–2008 | XP-class | |
XP-45 | The Blob Mk. 3 | 2008–2011 | XP-class |