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RNLI Lifeboat Station in Wales, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station is located in Trearddur, Anglesey, Wales and opened in 1967 as an inshore lifeboat station.[1]
Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station | |
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General information | |
Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Address | Lon Isallt |
Town or city | Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, LL65 2UP |
Country | Wales, UK |
Coordinates | 53°16′50″N 4°37′11″W |
Opened | 1967 |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
Website | |
Trearddur Bay RNLI Lifeboat Station |
The station currently operates both an Atlantic 85-class lifeboat and a D-class (IB1) lifeboat.
A lifeboat station was established in Trearddur in 1967 as an inshore lifeboat station, and a D-class (RFD PB16) lifeboat was placed on station, with her first rescue taking place on 4 June, and a new boathouse was constructed in 1971.
A new and larger boathouse was built in 1993, which provided changing room facilities, crew room and galley, a workshop, fuel store and storeroom and a souvenir outlet, which allowed a new Atlantic 21-class lifeboat to be placed on station on 5 December 1996, with the D-class being withdrawn.
On 24 May 2001, the station's Honorary Secretary Mr Jack Abbott MBE was awarded the Royal Humane Society Testimonial Vellum and a Resuscitation Certificate for his rescue of a man who got into difficulties trying to return to the shore after swimming after his dinghy which had drifted away from the slipway. Abbott spotted the man face down, 50m from shore and swam out to him, towed him back to shore and performed CPR.[2]
The same year, a decision was made by the RNLI to reallocate a D-class lifeboat to Trearddur Bay to operate alongside the B-class lifeboat already on station.
On 24 February 2011, Prince William and his fiancée Catherine Middleton were present at the station to officially name the new B-class (Atlantic 85) lifeboat Hereford Endeavour (B-847).[3]
In 2022, Helmsman Lee Duncan became the first crew member of a B-class lifeboat to be awarded the RNLI Silver Medal for the rescue of a surfer in extreme weather conditions. The three other crew members, Dafydd Griffiths, Leigh McCann and Michael Doran, were each awarded the RNLI bronze medal.[4]
The following RNLI medals and other awards have been presented to crew members from Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station:[1]
Op. No.[lower-alpha 1] | Name | In service[5] | Class | Comments |
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D-126 | Unnamed | 1967–1977 | D-class (RFD PB16) | |
D-259 | S.M.T.A. Shuttle | 1978–1988 | D-class (RFD PB16) | |
D-367 | Sea Horse | 1988–1996 | D-class (EA16) | D-class withdrawn on arrival of B-Class 2016 |
D-441 | Irish Diver | 2001–2002 | D-class (EA16) | D-Class Reinstated 2021 |
D-440 | Brenda Reed | 2002–2004 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-614 | Flo and Dick Smith | 2004–2012 | D-class (IB1) | |
D-753 | Clive and Imelda Rawlings | 2012–2024 | D-class (IB1) | |
D-885 | Clive and Imelda Rawlings II | 2024– | D-class (IB1) | |
Op. No.[lower-alpha 1] | Name | In service[5] | Class | Comments |
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B-540 | Wolverhampton | 1996 | Atlantic 21 | |
B-731 | Dorothy Selina | 1996–2010 | Atlantic 75 | |
B-847 | Hereford Endeavour | 2010– | Atlantic 85 | |
Op. No.[lower-alpha 1] | Reg. No. | Type | In service[5] | Comments |
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TW05 | UJT 151S | Talus MB-764 County | 1996–2002 | |
TW04 | TEL 705R | Talus MB-764 County | 2002–2010 | |
TW48 | V281 EUJ | Talus MB-764 County | 2010–2011 | |
TW01 | XTK 150M | Talus MB-764 County | 2011–2020 | |
TW44 | S193 RUJ | Talus MB-764 County | 2020– | |
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