Lifeboat Station : Workington
Main Contact Details
North Jetty, Prince of Wales Dock, Workington, Cumbria
CA14 2JH
Telephone
01900 604124
- Observe this station
Station Information
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- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
John Thompson
Telephone
01900 604124
Station Opening Times
9am-4pm daily
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
Accessibility
parking, disabled parking, disabled access
About this station
Workington lifeboat station is the only station to have an all weather lifeboat launched by a davit system over the dock wall. The station also has a new D class lifeboat, which is a re-engineered and updated version of the original D class.
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
20/09/2008
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.