Lifeboat Station : Lerwick
Main Contact Details
The Old Tolbooth Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland
ZE1 0AB
Telephone
(01595) 693827
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
Mechanic John Sinclair
Telephone
01595 693827
Station Opening Times
10am - 4pm weekdays. Weekends by appointment.
Shop
Easter - Winter 10am - 4pm Thu and Sat Tel - 01595 690150
Accessibility
Parking on the quay or on Church Road
About this station
Lerwick lifeboat station has had a remarkable history of bravery with its lifeboat crews being presented with 62 awards for gallantry, including the RNLI's highest accolade in 1997 - a Gold Medal.
Recent launches in scotland (BST)
28/08/2008
Arran (Lamlash) - 05:5528/08/2008
Troon - 05:5327/08/2008
Helensburgh - 21:35
Last Launch
13/08/2008
Queensferry lifeboat tows yacht in
05/08/2008
By: Hamish Campbell
Queensferry lifeboat rescued a couple yesterday after their 14m yacht broke an engine shaft off Hound Point in the Firth of Forth.
Beer festival raises over £13,000 for Broughty Ferry lifeboat station
08/07/2008
By: Dr Andrew Jeffrey, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
Fisherman's Tavern Beer Festival raises record-breaking £13,064 for Broughty Ferry RNLI lifeboat station
Busy Sunday for Arran
08/07/2008
By: Allan Little
Arran's B class lifeboat The Boys' Brigade was called out twice on Sunday, helping rescue a yacht with a fouled propeller and a family that had been swept out to sea on their dinghy.
8 hours at sea for Peterhead crew
01/07/2008
By: Rachel Martin
Peterhead's Tamar class all-weather lifeboat was launched yesterday at 6.15am for a lengthy service to an 18m fishing boat.
RNLI Compass Summer 2008
01/07/2008
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Scotland in Compass, available here.