Hunstanton Lifeboat Station
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Hunstanton Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution[1] operated lifeboat station located in the village of Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk.[2] This is the only lifeboat station on the east coast of England which faces westward, being positioned on the east side of the square-mouthed bay and estuary known as The Wash.[3]
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Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Location | Hunstanton Lifeboat Station |
Address | Sea Lane, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 6JN |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 52°57′14.62″N 0°30′9.53″E |
Opened | 1824 taken over by RNLI in 1867 |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
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The station currently has two lifeboats: H-class Hovercraft Hunstanton Flyer (Civil Service No. 45) (H-003), on station since 2003, and a B-class (Atlantic 85) lifeboat, Spirit of West Norfolk (B-848), since 23 May 2011.