Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Station

Sandown Lifeboat Station is owned and run by Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Service.[1] It is located in the town of Sandown in the English county and island of the Isle of Wight.[2]

Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Station
Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Station
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationPuckscorner, 50 Denness Road, Lake, Isle of Wight, PO36 8PD
CountryEngland
Coordinates50°46′43.0″N 1°08′57.6″W
OwnerSandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Service, which is a registered charity in England - Charity number 299584.

Lifeboats
The Dove II in a training session

The organisation operates an ex-RNLI B-class Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable boat (RIB) and is powered by twin 70 hp Evinrude engines. This lifeboat was once called Kirklees (B-553)[3] and served at Newbiggin, Helvic Head before she arrived at Sandown in 2000. This Inshore Lifeboat was sold onto Lagan Search & Rescue in 2013 and now operates in Belfast Northern Ireland.

In 2011, SSILB launched their current Inshore Lifeboat, again an Atlantic 21, The Dove II. The naming of The Dove 2 has historic roots; the original Dove was a lifeboat based in Shanklin between 1884-1916. The ex-RNLI vessel was B-590, once called 'Wolverson X-Ray', serving at RNLI Mudeford, Aberystwyth, Kilrush, Galway, Youghal and Cullercoats within the RNLI relief fleet and then went on to crew training before being sold to SSILB in 2009.

Operation

The organisation is on call to the Coast Guard 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The station covers an area up to 9 miles off shore St Catherine's point to Bembridge ledge, some 72 nautical miles operation area. The service is not part of the RNLI and does not receive funding from the RNLI or the government.

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See also
  • Independent lifeboats (British Isles)

References
  1. "Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat". Homepage of the Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat. ©2014 Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. OS Explorer Map OL29 - Isle of Wight, Folded Map. Publisher:Ordnance Survey; B2 edition (17 Mar 2008). ISBN 978 0319240151
  3. "B-class Atlantic 21 Production List". List of B-class Atlantic 21 lifeboats, includes B-553. Lifeboat World On-Line© 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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