Lifeboat Station : St Ives
Main Contact Details
St Ives lifeboat station Lifeboat House St Ives Cornwall
TR26 1AH
Telephone
01736 796422
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Station Information
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- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
Derek Hall
Telephone
01736 794686
Station Opening Times
Normally open summer months - weekdays only
Shop
Spring, Summer and Autumn 11am - 4pm (Mon - Sat) Closed first week of Nov. Second week of Nov - 24 Mar - Tue and Thu only Tel@ 01736 798804
Accessibility
Disabled access
About this station
St Ives lifeboat station has had a remarkable history of bravery with over 55 awards for gallantry being presented. Over its 165-year history it has also seen tragedy with seven lifeboat crew losing their lives saving others at sea.
Recent launches in the southwest (BST)
06/09/2008
Appledore - 22:0706/09/2008
Ilfracombe - 21:3206/09/2008
St Agnes - 13:56
Last Launch
Launched this week
Tamar visits St.Ives
By: T Cocking
St.Ives had a rare visit on Sunday 28th January when the Tamar class Lifeboat 1601, on passage to Tenby came into the harbour.
Triple naming at The Lifeboat College
29/08/2008
By: Laura Fennimore
Three RNLI relief fleet inshore lifeboats, funded by generous legacies, will be officially named in the Sea Survival Centre at The Lifeboat College in Poole, Dorset, on Tuesday 2 September.
Clarification on Hope Cove incident
20/08/2008
By: Press office
Last week's incident at Hope Cove involved a Coastguard boat and team, not an RNLI lifeboat or crew.
Wave of success!
18/08/2008
By: Press office
The RNLI wishes to congratulate Team GB's Olympic sailors on their Beijing medal haul.