| The Lizard Lifeboat Station | |
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 Rose, the current Tamar-class lifeboat, launches from the RNLI lifeboat station at Kilcobben Cove, Cornwall on the Lizard. | |
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| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Location | Kilcobben Cove, Cornwall |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 49°58′10″N 5°11′14″W / 49.96950°N 5.18718°W |
| Opened | RNLI since 1859 |
| Owner |  Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
The Lizard Lifeboat Station refers to several Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat stations located on the Lizard in Cornwall, United Kingdom.[1] The first was established at the southernmost point of the peninsula in 1859. Since then successive stations have all been in operation at different locations on The Lizard. The current station is located at Kilcobben Cove 0.5 mi (0.80 km) east of the village of Lizard.[2]
The lifeboat stations have all covered the westerly approaches to the English Channel; with up to 400 ships-a-day, it is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. The lifeboat service has saved many lives over the past 150 years.[1][3]
- ^ a b http://thelizardlifeboat.co.uk/index.htm The Lizard Lifeboat Website
- ^ OS Explorer Map 103 – Falmouth & Helston. ISBN 978-0-319-24117-2.
- ^ Chambers's Encyclopædia of Universal Knowledge. W & R Chambers Ltd. 1860. p. 62.