Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station

Lifeboat station in Scotland

55°54′24″N 5°13′57″W / 55.90667°N 5.23250°W / 55.90667; -5.23250Opened1967Owner

Royal National Lifeboat InstitutionWebsitehttps://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/tighnabruaich-lifeboat-station

Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station is located at the harbour at Tighnabruaich, a village on the Cowal peninsula, on the Kyles of Bute, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

A lifeboat was first stationed hare by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1967.^[1]

The station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat (ILB), the James and Helen Mason (B-862), on station since 2012.^[1]

History

The station is the base for Sea search and rescue operations at Tighnabruaich, Argyll, United Kingdom. The station was opened by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1967, with a D-class (RFD PB16) inshore lifeboat (D-134) placed on service.^[2]

In 1995, the D-class lifeboat was withdrawn, and replaced with a C-class lifeboat (C-509). The C-Class was a faster boat, with two 40 hp engines, giving an improvement in speed of around 7 knots, (6 mph).

However, the station was soon to be equipped with the bigger and better Atlantic 21-class, but this required improvements to the boat house and crew facilities.

Building work commenced in 1996, completing in 1997.

An Atlantic 21 was placed on service in the same year, but was soon replaced with the new Atlantic 75-class, Alec and Maimie Preston (B-743) in 1998.

Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station currently operates an Atlantic 85-class inshore lifeboat (ILB), the James and Helen Mason (B-862).^[1]

Station honours

A special framed certificate signed by Surgeon Rear Admiral F Golden and the Chief Executive

In recognition of his help and treatment of two seriously injured people, following a collision between a speed boat and rocks, on 10 July 2005.

Craig Allen, crew member

Tighnabruaich lifeboats

Op. No.^[a]	Name	In service	Class
D-134	Unnamed	1967–1979	D-class (RFD PB16)
D-235	Unnamed	1979–1987	D-class (Zodiac III)
D-345	Unnamed	1987–1994	D-class (EA16)
C-509 (D-509)	Oats	1995–1996	C-class
B-549	Blenwatch	1997–1998	B-class (Atlantic 21)
B-743	Alex & Maime Preston	1998–2012	B-class (Atlantic 75)
B-862	James and Helen Mason	2012–	B-class (Atlantic 85)

^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
^ "Tighnabruaich's Station history". Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station. RNLI. Retrieved 27 June 2024.