Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station
| Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station | ||
| Lifeboat station | ||
 Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station. | ||
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| Country | England | |
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| County | Isle of Wight | |
| District | Freshwater | |
| Village | Freshwater | |
| Location | The Boathouse, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, PO40 9RA | |
| - coordinates | 50°40′13.0″N 1°30′36.7″W / 50.670278°N 1.510194°WCoordinates: 50°40′13.0″N 1°30′36.7″W / 50.670278°N 1.510194°W | |
| Owner | The Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Service, which is a registered charity | |
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Freshwater Lifeboat Station is owned and operated by the Freshwater Independent Lifeboat Service located in the village of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.[1] The organisation operates 2 lifeboats and is on call to the Coast Guard 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The station covers an area up to 30 miles off shore from Hurst Point to St Catherine’s point.[2] The service is not part of the RNLI and do not receive funding from the RNLI or the government.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ OS Explorer Map OL29 - Isle of Wight, Folded Map. Publisher:Ordnance Survey; B2 edition (17 Mar 2008). ISBN 9780319240151
- ↑ "Freshwater Lifeboat home page". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Freshwater Lifeboat: About". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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