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Portishead Lifeboat Station
Portishead Lifeboat Station
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Former names	Portishead Lifeboat Trust
General information
Type	Lifeboat station
Address	Pier Road
Town or city	Portishead, North Somerset, BS20 7EA
Country	England
Coordinates	51°29′38″N 2°45′25.2″W / 51.49389°N 2.757000°W
Opened	Independent service 1996 ; RNLI 2015
Owner	RNLI
Website
	RNLI Portishead Lifeboat Station

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Portishead Lifeboat Station is located at Pier Road, in the town of Portishead, located on the Severn Estuary in North Somerset.

A lifeboat was stationed at Portishead in 1996 by the Portishead Lifeboat Trust (PLT), an independent lifeboat, operating from Sugar Loaf Beach. Management of the station was taken over by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 2015, following construction of a new lifeboat station, opened adjacent to Portishead Pier.

History

A rescue service in the waters off Portishead was provided from 1967 until 1992 by Portishead Yacht Club. The Portishead Lifeboat Trust was established as a charity in 1995 to provide a replacement service. Their first lifeboat was operational from 6 October 1996, using a base at the Yacht Club's premises at Sugar Loaf Beach, to the south of the town.^[1]

On 28 August 2008 the lifeboat crew were undertaking a training exercise, when the lifeboat was damaged by heavy seas. Their 'mayday' was answered by the RNLI lifeboat from Weston-super-Mare, and the Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) lifeboat.^[2] The Portishead Lifeboat Trust borrowed a lifeboat from SARA while repairs were undertaken by Ribcraft. This lifeboat was later replaced with one leased from the RNLI.^[3]

In 2011 the Portishead Lifeboat Trust approached the RNLI to discuss them being adopted by that organisation so as to give a more secure long-term future. The RNLI agreed to this but subject to building a new lifeboat station with better facilities. This was agreed in 2013 and the following year, construction of the new station was started.^[4]^[5] The RNLI asked that the local community should raise £232,000 towards the costs but this was significantly exceeded when an anonymous donor came forward with £500,000.^[6]

The Portishead Lifeboat Trust was called out more than 300 times to assist nearly 500 people, and saving 14 lives. In 2014 they could call upon 34 crew members, all of whom were volunteers.^[1]

The RNLI's building was completed early in 2015 and the lifeboat was stationed in it from 24 April 2015.^[1]

Area of operation

Portishead's Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat (ILB) has a range of 3 hours and top speed of 25 kn (46 km/h).^[7] It covers an area of the Bristol Channel around the River Avon, including the Avon itself running up into the city of Bristol.

Adjacent inshore lifeboats are provided by the RNLI at Weston-super-Mare to the south, across the Severn estuary at Penarth, and by the independent Severn Area Rescue Association to the north. The nearest all-weather lifeboat is based at Barry Dock.^[8]

Portishead lifeboats

The station currently operates the B-class (Atlantic 85) lifeboat My Lady Anne (B-884) which has been here since 2015.^[9]

Portishead Lifeboat Trust

At Portishead	Op. No.	Name	Model	Comments
1996–2003	–	Portishead Lifeboat	RIB	6.5 m (21 ft) boat.
2003–2010	–	Denbar Sage	RIB	6.5 m (21 ft) boat.
2011–2013	B-729	Rose West	Atlantic 75	RNLI B-class ILB, first stationed at Kilrush in 1996.^[10]
2013–2015	B-733	Brandy Hole	Atlantic 75	RNLI B-class ILB, first stationed at Burnham-on-Crouch in 1997.^[10]

RNLI

At Portishead	Op. No.	Name	Model	Comments
2015	B-759	Spirit of Clovelly	Atlantic 75	First stationed at Clovelly in 1999.^[10]
2015–	B-884	My Lady Anne	Atlantic 85	^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Portishead's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "Boat lent to mayday lifeboat team". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "Crews rush to stricken lifeboat". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "RNLI looks at 'adopting' Portishead's lifeboat team". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "Portishead Lifeboat: new station plans get go-ahead". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "Lifeboat station given £500,000 anonymous donation". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
^ Cameron, Ian (2009). Riders of the Storm. Orion Books. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-7528-8344-1.
^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 115–116.
^ "Man names Portishead lifeboat in memory of his late wife". BBC. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Leonard & Denton 2024, pp. 68–69.
^ Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 71.

External links

RNLI: Portishead Lifeboat Station

[History-1] "Portishead's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[2] "Boat lent to mayday lifeboat team". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[3] "Crews rush to stricken lifeboat". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[4] "RNLI looks at 'adopting' Portishead's lifeboat team". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[5] "Portishead Lifeboat: new station plans get go-ahead". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[6] "Lifeboat station given £500,000 anonymous donation". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[7] Cameron, Ian (2009). Riders of the Storm. Orion Books. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-7528-8344-1.

[8] Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 115–116.

[B-884-9] "Man names Portishead lifeboat in memory of his late wife". BBC. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

[FOOTNOTELeonardDenton202468–69-10] Leonard & Denton 2024, pp. 68–69.

[FOOTNOTELeonardDenton202471-11] Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 71.

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+'''Portishead Lifeboat Station''' is located at Pier Road, in the town of [[Portishead, Somerset|Portishead]], located on the [[Severn Estuary]] in [[North Somerset]].
-'''Portishead Lifeboat Station''' (based in [[Portishead, Somerset]]) opened in 1995 as '''Portishead Lifeboat Trust''', an independent [[Lifeboat (rescue)|lifeboat]] operating from Sugar Loaf Bay. It was adopted by the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]] (RNLI) in 2015 when a new lifeboat station was opened adjacent to Portishead Pier.
+A lifeboat was stationed at Portishead in 1996 by the '''Portishead Lifeboat Trust''' (PLT), an independent [[Lifeboat (rescue)|lifeboat]], operating from Sugar Loaf Beach. Management of the station was taken over by the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]] (RNLI) in 2015, following construction of a new lifeboat station, opened adjacent to Portishead Pier.
-The station currently operates a {{Lbc|B|Atlantic 85}} RNLB ''My Lady Anne'' (B-884).
 ==History==
+[[File:Portishead Lifeboat Trust B-733 outside the Yacht Club.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Portishead Lifeboat Trust's ''Brandy Hole'' at the Yacht Club]]
-A rescue service in the waters off Portishead was provided from 1967 until 1992 by Portishead Yacht Club. The Portishead Lifeboat Trust was established as a charity in 1995 to provide a replacement service. Their first lifeboat was operational from 6 October 1996 using a base at the Yacht Club's premises in Sugar Loaf Bay to the south of the town.<ref name=History>{{cite web|title=History of the Portishead Lifeboat|website=portishead-lifeboat.org.uk|publisher=Portishead Lifeboat Trust|url=http://www.portishead-lifeboat.org.uk/tplt/history.html|accessdate=9 May 2015}}</ref>
+A rescue service in the waters off Portishead was provided from 1967 until 1992 by Portishead Yacht Club. The Portishead Lifeboat Trust was established as a charity in 1995 to provide a replacement service. Their first lifeboat was operational from 6 October 1996, using a base at the Yacht Club's premises at Sugar Loaf Beach, to the south of the town.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=Portishead's station history |url=https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/portishead-lifeboat-station/station-history-portishead |publisher=RNLI |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>
-On 28 August 2008 the lifeboat crew were undertaking a training exercise when the lifeboat was damaged by heavy seas. Their '[[mayday]]' was answered by the RNLI lifeboat from {{lbs|Weston-super-Mare}} and the [[Severn Area Rescue Association]] (SARA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Boat lent to mayday lifeboat team|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7591532.stm|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref>  The Portishead Lifeboat Trust borrowed a lifeboat from SARA while repairs were undertaken by Ribcraft. This lifeboat was later replaced with one leased from the RNLI.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crews rush to stricken lifeboat|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7587125.stm|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref>
+On 28 August 2008 the lifeboat crew were undertaking a training exercise, when the lifeboat was damaged by heavy seas. Their '[[mayday]]' was answered by the RNLI lifeboat from {{lbs|Weston-super-Mare}}, and the [[Severn Area Rescue Association]] (SARA) lifeboat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boat lent to mayday lifeboat team|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7591532.stm|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref>  The Portishead Lifeboat Trust borrowed a lifeboat from SARA while repairs were undertaken by Ribcraft. This lifeboat was later replaced with one leased from the RNLI.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crews rush to stricken lifeboat|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7587125.stm|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref>
-In 2011 the Portishead Lifeboat Trust approached the RNLI to discuss them being adopted by that organisation so as to give a more secure long-term future. The RNLI agreed to this but subject to building a new lifeboat station with better facilities. This was agreed in 2013 and the following year construction of the new station was started.  The building was completed early in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=RNLI looks at 'adopting' Portishead's lifeboat team|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-13444952|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Portishead Lifeboat: new station plans get go-ahead|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22061648|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref> The RNLI asked that the local community should raise £232,000 towards the costs but this was significantly exceeded when an anonymous donor came forward with £500,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lifeboat station given £500,000 anonymous donation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-30307585|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref>
+In 2011 the Portishead Lifeboat Trust approached the RNLI to discuss them being adopted by that organisation so as to give a more secure long-term future. The RNLI agreed to this but subject to building a new lifeboat station with better facilities. This was agreed in 2013 and the following year, construction of the new station was started.<ref>{{cite web|title=RNLI looks at 'adopting' Portishead's lifeboat team|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-13444952|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Portishead Lifeboat: new station plans get go-ahead|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22061648|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref> The RNLI asked that the local community should raise £232,000 towards the costs but this was significantly exceeded when an anonymous donor came forward with £500,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lifeboat station given £500,000 anonymous donation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-30307585|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref>
-The Portishead Lifeboat Trust was called out more than 300 times to assist nearly 500 people, and saving 14 lives. In 2014 they could call upon 23 crew members and 11 shore crew, all of whom were volunteers.<ref name=History/>
+The Portishead Lifeboat Trust was called out more than 300 times to assist nearly 500 people, and saving 14 lives. In 2014 they could call upon 34 crew members, all of whom were volunteers.<ref name="History"/>
+The RNLI's building was completed early in 2015 and the lifeboat was stationed in it from 24 April 2015.<ref name="History"/>
-On 24 April 2015, the RNLI formally adopted The Portishead Lifeboat Trust, and the lifeboat service at portishead became the RNLI's 238th Lifeboat Station.
 ==Area of operation==
+[[File:Out for a wash (geograph 7680588).jpg|thumb|Portishead {{Lbc|B|Atlantic 85}} ''My Lady Anne'' (B-884) and launch tractor]]
-The {{Lbb|Atlantic 75}} inshore lifeboat (ILB) in use since 2008 can go out in [[Beaufort scale|Force 7]] winds (Force 6 at night) and operate at up to {{Convert|32|kn|km/h}} for 2½ hours.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlantic 75 and 85 (B Class)|url=http://www.rnli.org.uk/what_we_do/lifeboats/current_lifeboats/lifeboat_detail?articleid=44208|website=rnli.org.uk|publisher=RNLI|accessdate=2 December 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090740/http://www.rnli.org.uk/what_we_do/lifeboats/current_lifeboats/lifeboat_detail?articleid=44208|archivedate=1 January 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It covers an area of the [[Bristol Channel]] around the [[River Avon, Bristol|River Avon]]. Adjacent ILBs are provided by the RNLI at {{lbs|Weston-super-Mare}} to the south and at {{Lbs|Barry Dock}} to the west, also by the independent  [[Severn Area Rescue Association]] to the north. Barry Dock can provide a larger All Weather Lifeboat when required.
+Portishead's {{Lbb|Atlantic 85}} inshore lifeboat (ILB) has a range of 3 hours and top speed of {{cvt|25|kn|km/h}}.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cameron |first1=Ian |title=Riders of the Storm |date=2009 |publisher=Orion Books |isbn=978-0-7528-8344-1|page=212}}</ref> It covers an area of the [[Bristol Channel]] around the [[River Avon, Bristol|River Avon]], including the Avon itself running up into the city of [[Bristol]].
-==Fleet==
-[[File:Portishead Lifeboat Trust B-733 and tractor.JPG|thumb|B-733 ''Brandy Hole'' on its carriage.]]
+Adjacent inshore lifeboats are provided by the RNLI at {{Lbs|Weston-super-Mare}} to the south, across the Severn estuary at {{Lbs|Penarth}}, and by the independent [[Severn Area Rescue Association]] to the north. The nearest all-weather lifeboat is based at {{Lbs|Barry Dock}}.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Leonard |first1=Richie |last2=Denton |first2=Tony |title=Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024|date=2024 |publisher=Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society |pages=115–116}}</ref>
+==Portishead lifeboats==
+The station currently operates the {{Lbc|B|Atlantic 85}} lifeboat ''My Lady Anne'' (B-884) which has been here since 2015.<ref name="B-884">{{cite news |title=Man names Portishead lifeboat in memory of his late wife |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-35735153 |access-date=6 August 2024 |publisher=BBC |date=5 March 2016}}</ref>
+===Portishead Lifeboat Trust===
 {|class="wikitable"
+! {{nowrap|At Portishead}}
-! Dates in service
+! {{abbr|Op.&nbsp;No.|Operational Number}}
-! Class
-! Op. No.
 ! Name
+! Model
 ! Comments
 |-
 | 1996–2003
+| –
-| 6.5m [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|RIB]]
-|
 | ''Portishead Lifeboat''
+| [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|RIB]]
-| Replaced by ''Denbar Sage'' at the end of her service life.
+| {{cvt|6.5|m|ft}} boat.
 |-
 | 2003–2010
+| –
-| 6.5m [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|RIB]]
-|
 | ''Denbar Sage''
+| [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|RIB]]
-| Paid for by a donation from a local resident.
+| {{cvt|6.5|m|ft}} boat.
 |-
+| 2011–2013
-| 2010–2013
-| {{Lbc|Atlantic 75}}
 | B-729
 | ''Rose West''
+| [[Atlantic 75-class lifeboat|Atlantic 75]]
-| Leased from the RNLI
+| RNLI B-class ILB, first stationed at {{lbs|Kilrush}} in 1996.{{sfn|Leonard|Denton|2024|pp=68–69}}
 |-
 | 2013–2015
-| ''Atlantic 75''-class
 | B-733
 | ''Brandy Hole''
+| [[Atlantic 75-class lifeboat|Atlantic 75]]
-| Leased from the RNLI
+| RNLI B-class ILB, first stationed at {{lbs|Burnham-on-Crouch}} in 1997.{{sfn|Leonard|Denton|2024|pp=68–69}}
+|-
+|}
+=== RNLI ===
+{|class="wikitable"
+! {{nowrap|At Portishead}}
+! {{abbr|Op.&nbsp;No.|Operational Number}}
+! Name
+! Model
+! Comments
 |-
 | 2015
-| ''Atlantic 75''-class
 | B-759
 | ''Spirit of Clovelly''
-| First RNLI operational lifeboat
+| [[Atlantic 75-class lifeboat|Atlantic 75]]
+| First stationed at {{lbs|Clovelly}} in 1999.{{sfn|Leonard|Denton|2024|pp=68–69}}
 |-
+| 2015–
-| 2015–present
-| {{Lbc|Atlantic 85}}
 | B-884
 | ''My Lady Anne''
-| Second RNLI operational lifeboat
+| [[Atlantic 85-class lifeboat|Atlantic 85]]
+| {{sfn|Leonard|Denton|2024|p=71}}
+|-
 |}
-{{Clear}}
 ==See also==
+* [[List of RNLI stations]]
 * [[Independent lifeboats in Britain and Ireland]]
+* [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 {{Commons category|Portishead Lifeboat Station}}
-* [http://portishead-lifeboat.org.uk/ Portishead Lifeboat Station website]
+* [https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/portishead-lifeboat-station RNLI: Portishead Lifeboat Station]
-* [http://rnli.org/findmynearest/station/Pages/portishead-lifeboat-station.aspx/ Portishead Lifeboat Station page on the RNLI website]
 {{Lifeboat stations in Somerset and North Devon}}
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 [[Category:Lifeboat stations in Somerset]]
 [[Category:Portishead, Somerset|Lifeboat Station]]
+[[Category:1995 establishments in England]]