Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station
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General information | |
Type | Independent (not RNLI) Lifeboat Station |
Location | The Boathouse, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, PO40 9RA |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 50°40′13.0″N 1°30′36.7″W / 50.670278°N 1.510194°WCoordinates: 50°40′13.0″N 1°30′36.7″W / 50.670278°N 1.510194°W |
Owner | The Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Service, which is a registered charity |
Freshwater Lifeboat Station is owned and operated by the Freshwater Independent Lifeboat Service located in the village of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.[1] The organisation operates two lifeboats and is on call to the Coast Guard 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The station covers an area up to 30 miles off shore from Hurst Point to St Catherine's point.[2] The service is not part of the RNLI and do not receive funding from the RNLI or the government.[3]
See also[]
- Independent lifeboats (British Isles)
References[]
- ^ OS Explorer Map OL29 - Isle of Wight, Folded Map. Publisher:Ordnance Survey; B2 edition (17 Mar 2008). ISBN 9780319240151
- ^ "Freshwater Lifeboat home page". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Freshwater Lifeboat: About". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
Categories:
- Lifeboat stations on the Isle of Wight
- Organisations based on the Isle of Wight
- Independent Lifeboat stations