A lifeboat had first been based at Blyth in 1808, privately sponsored by Sir Matthew Ridley. This boat was wrecked on service in 1810 and was not replaced. In 1826 the Port of Newcastle Shipwreck Association funded a new Blyth lifeboat and in 1866 the RNLI took over the running of the station. In 1920, for the station's first motor lifeboat, the RNLI built a new boathouse and slipway which, with modifications over the years, is still in use for the "D" class inflatable today. The various motor lifeboats over the years were slipway launched until October 1982 when a Waveney-class fast afloat boat was allocated to the station. The Waveney served until replaced by a new 25-knot Trent-class boat in December 1995 (in fact, unusually, all of Blyth's motor lifeboats had been built new for the station). However, a review of lifeboat provision in the North East led to the decision to withdraw the all-weather lifeboat from Blyth, and the station became inshore only on 16 July 2004. Inevitably, decisions to close or downgrade stations often lead to local concerns and following the RNLI's decision the Blyth Volunteer Lifeboat Service was set up and purchased a 38-foot-6-inch Lochin lifeboat which had been built in 1990 for the Caister Volunteer Rescue Service (a body similarly set up after withdrawal of an RNLI all-weather boat). The boat, named Spirit of Blyth and Wansbeck, went into service in 2005
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January 28, 2023
blyth, lifeboat, station, operated, royal, national, lifeboat, institution, currently, operates, class, jennie, blyth, northumberlandgeneral, informationtypernli, lifeboat, stationlocation, quayside, south, harbour, blyth, northumberland, ukcountryukcoordinate. Blyth Lifeboat Station is operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and currently operates a D Class IB1 Jennie B 1 Blyth Lifeboat StationBlyth NorthumberlandGeneral informationTypeRNLI Lifeboat StationLocationBlyth Lifeboat Station Quayside South Harbour Blyth Northumberland UKCountryUKCoordinates55 07 32 N 1 29 53 W 55 125491 N 1 497928 W 55 125491 1 497928 Coordinates 55 07 32 N 1 29 53 W 55 125491 N 1 497928 W 55 125491 1 497928Opened1808OwnerRoyal National Lifeboat InstitutionIn 2007 the inshore lifeboat was launched on service 22 times 11 people were rescued and 31 800 worth of craft were recovered Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 2 1 All weather boats 2 2 Inshore lifeboat 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditA lifeboat had first been based at Blyth in 1808 privately sponsored by Sir Matthew Ridley This boat was wrecked on service in 1810 and was not replaced In 1826 the Port of Newcastle Shipwreck Association funded a new Blyth lifeboat and in 1866 the RNLI took over the running of the station In 1920 for the station s first motor lifeboat the RNLI built a new boathouse and slipway which with modifications over the years is still in use for the D class inflatable today The various motor lifeboats over the years were slipway launched until October 1982 when a Waveney class fast afloat boat was allocated to the station The Waveney served until replaced by a new 25 knot Trent class boat in December 1995 in fact unusually all of Blyth s motor lifeboats had been built new for the station However a review of lifeboat provision in the North East led to the decision to withdraw the all weather lifeboat from Blyth and the station became inshore only on 16 July 2004 Inevitably decisions to close or downgrade stations often lead to local concerns and following the RNLI s decision the Blyth Volunteer Lifeboat Service was set up and purchased a 38 foot 6 inch Lochin lifeboat which had been built in 1990 for the Caister Volunteer Rescue Service a body similarly set up after withdrawal of an RNLI all weather boat The boat named Spirit of Blyth and Wansbeck went into service in 2005Fleet EditAll weather boats Edit Dates in service Class ON Op No Name Launches Saved Comments1921 1948 45ft Watson class ON 654 Joseph Adlam 82 741948 1979 46ft 9in Watson class ON 853 Winston Churchill Civil Service No 8 68 391979 1982 Rother class ON 1054 37 36 Shoreline 9 11982 1995 Waveney class ON 1079 44 022 The William and Jane 136 43 Last Waveney built1995 2004 Trent class ON 1204 14 06 Windsor Runner Civil Service No 42 95 15Inshore lifeboat Edit Dates in service Class Op No Name1965 D class RFD PB16 D 51 unnamed1966 1973 D class RFD PB16 D 53 unnamed1973 1986 D class Zodiac III D 210 unnamed1986 1994 D class EA16 D 324 BBC Radio Newcastle II1994 2003 D class EA16 D 464 Wren2003 2012 D class IB1 D 606 Jennie B2012 present D class IB1 D 746 Alan and AmySee also EditBlyth NorthumberlandReferences Edit RNLI Royal National Lifeboat Institution Saving Lives at Sea External links EditBlyth Lifeboat Station RNLI Official Site Maritime Coastguard Agency Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blyth Lifeboat Station amp oldid 1051479072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
