Station Information
Following the formation of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in the 1800’s, a lifeboat was allocated to the developing port and town of Porthcawl.
The crew here at Porthcawl RNLI consists of 36 individuals who are all volunteers from all walks of life.
Porthcawl Lifeboat station was originally opened in 1860. At the time, Porthcawl was one of the major ports in South Wales. Subsequently a boathouse was built on the promenade to house the lifeboat, The Good Deliverance.
The station was closed between 1902 and 1965 due to the cessation of commercial traffic to Porthcawl harbour.
Since then, volunteer crews Porthcawl Lifeboat Station has saved hundreds of lives since from 1860 to 1902 and again from 1965 to present day.
The crews have been honoured with 29 awards for gallantry,
including a Bronze Medal, the first to be awarded to a lifeboat
woman in 116 years. Even before an RNLI lifeboat station was
established at Porthcawl, eight Silver Medals for Gallantry were
awarded for rescues off the coast.
Rose Of The Shires is one of the new generation of RNLI B-class Atlantic inshore lifeboats, first developed from a design originated at Atlantic College, near Porthcawl.
Developed jointly with the RNLI, the Talus MB-4H is the first tractor to be specifically designed for the task of launching inflatable lifeboats. Previous lifeboat tractors had been converted from commercial designs.
The highly manoeuvrable, inflatable D-Class lifeboat Jean Ryall was placed on service in May 2012
The RNLI is a charity registered in England and Wales (209603) and Scotland (SCO37736). Charity number CHY 2678 in the Republic of Ireland
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