Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station

Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station
RNLI Lifeboat station
Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station
Country Scotland, UK
State Argyll
Town Tighnabruaich
Location Tighnabruaich, Argyll, PA21 2EG, Scotland, UK
 - coordinates 55°54′24″N 5°13′57″W / 55.90667°N 5.23250°W / 55.90667; -5.23250Coordinates: 55°54′24″N 5°13′57″W / 55.90667°N 5.23250°W / 55.90667; -5.23250
Founded 1967
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Visitation By appointment
Tighnabruaich

Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station is located in the Kyles of Bute. It has been in use for nearly 40 years. The inshore lifeboat carries out rescues mainly to leisure craft.[1] The station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Tighnabruaich, Argyll, United Kingdom. It operates an Atlantic 85 inshore Lifeboat (ILB).

Fleet

Dates in service Class Op. No. Name
1967–1979 D-class (RFD PB16) D-134 unnamed
1979–1987 D-class (Zodiac III) D-235 unnamed
1987–1994 D-class (EA16) D-345 unnamed
1994–1996 C-class C-
1996–1998 Atlantic 21-class B-549 Blenwatch
1998–present Atlantic 75-class B-743 Alex & Maime Preston

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