South Broads Lifeboat Station
South Broads Lifeboat Station was an RNLI operated lifeboat station[1] located on Oulton Broad in the town of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk.[2] The station operated between 2001 and 2011.[3] The station covered the southern area of The Broads network, an area of over 100 square miles (260 km2) of inland waterways including the River Waveney.[4]The station performed 194 rescues.[3]
Closure
The RNLI decided to close the station in January 2011 after a review which recommended that lifesaving across The Broads would be more effectively covered from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station. Following the closure, the station's D-class (IB1) and XP-class lifeboats were added to the RNLI's relief fleet and its 4x4 vehicle transferred to Great Yarmouth and Gorleston.[3][5]
Fleet
D-class
XP-class
| Dates in service |
Class |
Op. No. |
Name |
|---|
| 2001–2004 |
XP-class |
XP-5 |
The Blob |
| 2004–2005 |
XP-class |
XP-33 |
The Blob Mk. 2 |
| 2005–2008 |
XP-class |
XP-42 |
Broads ILB2 |
| 2008–2011 |
XP-class |
XP-45 |
The Blob Mk. 3 |
References
- ↑ RNLI station at South Broads, Lowestoft, Google+. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ Explorer Map OL40 – The Broads, Ordnance Survey, 2010-01-22.
- 1 2 3 South Broads RNLI lifeboat station to close, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad hit by burglars, Eastern Daily Press, 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ RNLI closes South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad, BBC news website, 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
