Hunstanton Lifeboat Station
Hunstanton Lifeboat Station is located in the village of Old Hunstanton, in the English county of Norfolk. It is the only lifeboat station on the east coast of England which faces westward, being positioned on the east side of the square-mouthed bay and estuary known as The Wash. A lifeboat was first placed at Hunstanton in 1824 by the Norfolk Shipwreck Association. Management of the station was transferred to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1867. operated lifeboat station The station currently has two lifeboats: H-class Hovercraft Hunstanton Flyer (Civil Service No. 45) (H-003), on station since 2003, and a B-class (Atlantic 85) lifeboat, Spirit of West Norfolk (B-848), since 23 May 2011.
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IRB slipway, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Old Hunstanton
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N 52.954061111111 ° | E 0.50264722222222 ° |
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IRB slipway
PE36 6JL King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Old Hunstanton
England, United Kingdom
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