Whitstable Lifeboat Station - 01227 263581

Whitstable operates an Atlantic 85 B-class lifeboat and responds to around 70 emergency calls per year

RNLI Lifeboat Station

1963 An inshore lifeboat (ILB) station was established in July and a D class lifeboat was placed on service. The ILB was kept at East Quay.

1974 The D class lifeboat was withdrawn and replaced with a B class Atlantic 21 lifeboat.

1989 A single-storey extension was built to the side of the boathouse. A fuel store, turntable store, a general storeroom, drying room and a souvenir sales outlet with a display area were all provided.

1999 The Atlantic 21 capsized on 3 January after being launched in a gale to three angling boats in Herne Bay. All three crew were uninjured.

2000 A new boathouse was completed and the Atlantic 75 Oxford Town & Gown arrived at the station.

2014 Atlantic 85 Lewisco arrived on station.

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