Lochinver Lifeboat Station

Lochinver Lifeboat Station
Lochinver Lifeboat Station
Lochinver Lifeboat Station is located in Sutherland
Lochinver Lifeboat Station
Lochinver, Scotland
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
AddressHarbour Road
Town or cityLochinver, Highland, IV27 4JY
CountryScotland
Coordinates58°08′48.5″N 5°14′51.9″W / 58.146806°N 5.247750°W / 58.146806; -5.247750
Opened18 August 1967
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Website
Lochinver RNLI Lifeboat Station

Lochinver Lifeboat Station is located at Harbour Road in Lochinver, a harbour town at the head of Loch Inver, on the north-west coast of Scotland, formerly in Sutherland, now in the administrative region of Highland.

A lifeboat was first placed at Lochinver by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) on 18 August 1967.[1]

Lochinver Severn-class lifeboat 17-40 Julian and Margaret Leonard (ON 1271)

The station currently operates a Severn-class All-weather lifeboat, 17-40 Julian and Margaret Leonard (ON 1271), on station since 2003.[2]

  1. ^ "Lochinver's station history". Lochinver Lifeboat Station. RNLI. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.