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Rhyl Lifeboat Station

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Rhyl Lifeboat Station geograph.org.uk 555121
Rhyl Lifeboat Station geograph.org.uk 555121

Rhyl Lifeboat Station is located in the North Wales town of Rhyl and is part of the RNLI. For over 150 years, the Lifeboat Crew in Rhyl have been saving lives at sea. The first lifeboat was stationed in the town in 1853 and the present station was opened in December 2001. The station operates a Shannon class all-weather boat (ALB) and an IB1 inshore lifeboat (ILB).

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N 53.332222222222 ° E -3.4933333333333 °
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