Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Station
Sandown Lifeboat Station is owned and run by Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Service.[1] It is located in the town of Sandown in the English county and island of the Isle of Wight.[2]
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| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Location | Puckscorner, 50 Denness Road, Lake, Isle of Wight, PO36 8PD |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50.6515°N 1.1579°W |
| Owner | Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Service, which is a registered charity in England - Charity number 299584. |
Lifeboats
The organisation operates an ex-RNLI B-class Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable boat (RIB) and is powered by twin 70 hp Evinrude engines. This lifeboat was once called Kirklees (B-553)[3] and served at Newbiggin, Helvic Head before she arrived at Sandown in 2000. This Inshore Lifeboat was sold onto Lagan Search & Rescue in 2013 and now operates in Belfast Northern Ireland.
In 2011, SSILB launched their current Inshore Lifeboat, again an Atlantic 21, The Dove II. The naming of The Dove 2 has historic roots; the original Dove was a lifeboat based in Shanklin between 1884 and 1916. The ex-RNLI vessel was B-590, once called 'Wolverson X-Ray', serving at RNLI Mudeford, Aberystwyth, Kilrush, Galway, Youghal and Cullercoats within the RNLI relief fleet and then went on to crew training before being sold to SSILB in 2009.
References
- "Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat". Homepage of the Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat. ©2014 Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- OS Explorer Map OL29 - Isle of Wight, Folded Map. Publisher:Ordnance Survey; B2 edition (17 Mar 2008). ISBN 978 0319240151
- "B-class Atlantic 21 Production List". List of B-class Atlantic 21 lifeboats, includes B-553. Lifeboat World On-Line© 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.