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Staithes Inshore Lifeboat Station
Staithes Inshore Lifeboat
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Atlantic 75 Specifications
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m |
ft ins |
| Length |
7.30 |
24ft |
| Beam |
2.64 |
8ft 8in |
| Range |
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| Crew |
3 |
| Displacement |
1.5 tonnes |
| Speed |
32 knots |
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The lifeboat station was established at Staithes in 1875, mainly for helping the
fishing boats which often had to incur great risk in making land in stormy
weather. In 1922 the Institution was compelled to close the station as there was
considerable difficulty in launching the lifeboat and in finding a crew, owing
to the decline of fishing and the shortage of men. When the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries built breakwaters and made a harbour, the fishing
industry revived and in 1928 the station was re-opened. The station was closed
again in 1938.
In January 1978 an Atlantic 21 Class lifeboat was sent to Staithes for
evaluation trials. These trials were successful and it was decided to establish
an inshore lifeboat station which became operational from 31 March 1978 and the
All-Weather lifeboat at Runswick Station was withdrawn on 30 June 1978. The
station was renamed Staithes and Runswick on the re-opening of the station in
March 1978.
Helmsman Stephen Iredale has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze Medal for Bravery
for the rescue of a lone sailor from his yacht, which was being swamped by
stormy seas in the dead of night, in Runswick Bay on 20 September 2000.
Tweets from Staithes Lifeboat
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