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Sennen Cove Lifeboat Station

A huge thank you to all our supporters for your donations towards SOS Day.
We will keep our fundraising page open for a couple of weeks.

Friday 3rd February
Fine in light winds
High water 0049; 1327 height 13`8"

Sennen Cove Lifeboat

The relief Tamar Class Lifeboat `Edward and Barbara Prigmore` is currently on station at Sennen Cove.
The `City of London III` is undergoing internal structural repairs at Plymouth.

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SOS Day 2012
Sennen Cove Lifeboat Station will be open to the
public on Sunday 29th January 2012 as part of the RNLI`s national SOS Week.

There will also be an amateur radio `Morse Marathon` event taking place at the station over that weekend.
Click here for more details
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Sennen Cove Lifeboat
`RNLB City of London III`

Sennen Cove ILB

Sennen Cove
Inshore Lifeboat

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This is SENNEN COVE
Established in 1853 , The Royal National Lifeboat Institution`s Sennen Cove Station is situated just one mile northeast of Land`sEnd .

The Station is protected to some extent from the full force of the Atlantic Ocean by the high cliffs of Pedn-men-du ~ but still offers
some of the most challenging conditions to be found anywhere round the coast of the UK for lifeboat operations.

Sennen Cove
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Sennen Cove Lifeboat Station

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Friday
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The Station operates a Tamar class All-Weather Lifeboat and a D Class Inshore Lifeboat.

The Tamar Class "R.N.L.B. City of London III " is the station lifeboat . Built in 2009 at a cost of £ 2.7M, she is a 16m self-righting lifeboat powered by two 1000hp Caterpillar C18 diesels giving her a top speed of 25 knots, with an endurance of 10 hours + at full speed.

The Tamar is launched down a slipway in the `traditional` fashion. The Station is unique in having two slipways , allowing the lifeboat to be recovered in the shelter of the breakwater at high tide ; or up the launching slipway at low tide.

The IB1 D Class inshore lifeboat "Spirit of the R.L.C." is a fast response craft , capable of 25 knots with a crew of 3 . The ILB is ideal for operating close to the cliff and in surf in moderate weather.

Latest YouTube Videos - more video here

Service Launch 20th November 2011
(thanks Neil Smith)
`City of London III` service launch to sloop `Ripple` + recovery
(thanks Dan Shannon)
Appledore`s new Tamar `Molly Hunt` visits Sennen Cove
21st March 2010
`City of London III` Exercise launch and low water recovery
1st March 2010

A Crew Pool of 24 people are available to man the lifeboats - all highly trained and dedicated volunteers. This pool ensures adequate crew availability to man both boats immediately 24 hours daily 365 days per year.

Flank Lifeboats operate from Penlee (Newlyn) , St.Mary`s - Isles of Scilly ; and St. Ives - so there is comprehensive lifeboat coverage round the southwest coast of Cornwall.
The Royal Naval Air Station at Culdrose , near Helston, operates a Sea King search and rescue helicopter - and H.M. Coastguard operate Cliff Rescue Teams at Porthleven, Penzance, Land`s End and St.Ives.

Search and Rescue incidents are co-ordinated from H.M.Coastguard Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Falmouth.


Station Personnel 31st January 2010 - click image for large image.
(image thanks Tim Stevens)

 

 



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