Lifeboat Station : West Mersea
Main Contact Details
West Mersea Lifeboat Station, Coast Road, West Mersea, Essex
CO5 8PG
Telephone
01206 382914
- Observe this station
Station Information
Stations near you
- Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
- Discover stations are normally open during the summer months
- Observe stations may be open by appointment only
- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
Jeremy Dumas
Telephone
01206 384010
Station Opening Times
By appointment only
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
Accessibility
Parking, disabled parking, disabled access
About this station
West Mersea was one of the first ten inshore lifeboat stations in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Today’s Atlantic 75 lifeboat carries out rescues mainly to leisure craft and other users in the area.
Recent launches in the east (BST)
08/01/2009
Lowestoft - 08:5608/01/2009
Southwold - 08:4505/01/2009
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston - 17:41
Last Launch
17/12/2008
RNLI Compass Winter 2008–9
07/01/2009
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from the East in Compass, available here.
New lifeboat at Gravesend
12/12/2008
By: Tim Ash
Gravesend lifeboat station has a new Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat, Olive Laura Deare II.
Buy London boat show tickets here
02/12/2008
By: Mairead Dwane
The London International Boat Show returns to ExCeL from 9–18 January 2009.
Green light for Shoreham Harbour station
01/12/2008
By: Tim Ash
Planners have given proposals for a new lifeboat station in Shoreham Harbour the green light.
Sam's cycle challenge is a big success!
19/11/2008
By: Events Team, London
Sam Lythgoe completed a sponsored cycle ride in aid of the RNLI and raised over £800 in the process!