Lifeboat Station : Staithes and Runswick
Main Contact Details
Cowbar, Staithes, North Yorkshire
TS13 5BY
Telephone
(01947) 840001
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Station Information
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- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
David Porrit
Telephone
01947 840141
Station Opening Times
10am-4pm daily Don't miss: crew training - summer 6pm Mon, winter 10am Sun
Shop
Tel: 01947 840587
About this station
Over the last 140 years lifeboats have been stationed at both Staithes and Runswick and the crews have been presented with nine awards for gallantry. Today’s inshore lifeboat is located in the small fishing village of Staithes.
Recent launches in the north (BST)
11/10/2008
Humber - 17:5911/10/2008
Cleethorpes - 17:2011/10/2008
Staithes and Runswick - 15:54
Last Launch
Launched within 24 hours
RNLI runners turn out for Great North Run
06/10/2008
By: Alison Levett
Around 250 runners joined Team RNLI at the BUPA Great North Run yesterday (5 October), the world's biggest half-marathon.
New Tynemouth lifeboat named
02/10/2008
By: Adrian Don
Tynemouth's new D class lifeboat Mark Noble was officially named on 28 September, in memory of the brother of the donor whose generosity paid for the vessel.
RNLI Compass Autumn 2008
01/10/2008
By: RNLI
Read more stories from the North in Compass, available here.
Swimmer saved by Blackpool crew
15/09/2008
By: Paul Parton
Blackpool lifeboat crew saved a woman on Saturday evening, 13 September, after she got into difficulty while swimming.
Flood Rescue team in Morpeth
08/09/2008
By: Alison Levett
A team of 21 RNLI crew members worked tirelessly for 15 hours through Saturday night and Sunday morning to rescue people from flooded homes in Morpeth, Northumberland.