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Southend Lifeboat Station

Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station

Southend Lifeboat Station has two boathouses, one at each end of Southend's 1.25 mile long pier. One houses a B class and a D class inshore lifeboat, while the other houses a D class lifeboat and a hovercraft.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

4.27pm 19 August 2025

Recent lifeboat launches from Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station

4.27pm 19 August 2025
4.43pm 17 August 2025
3.52pm 12 August 2025
3.52pm 12 August 2025
3.36pm 10 August 2025
4.03pm 9 August 2025
4.00pm 9 August 2025
12.41pm 2 August 2025
3.45pm 21 July 2025
2.30pm 15 July 2025
3.59pm 10 July 2025
7.10pm 6 July 2025
8.20pm 1 July 2025
4.07pm 30 June 2025
2.12pm 30 June 2025
2.11pm 30 June 2025
2.06pm 30 June 2025
12.51pm 30 June 2025
12.58pm 29 June 2025
3.08pm 28 June 2025

Today's weather

20°C Cloudy
Min: 16°C Max: 20°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Southend Lifeboat Station
Southend Pier
Essex
SS1 1EE

Station phone number

01702 613151

Accessibility

Disabled access (only offshore)

Visiting times

There is a viewing gallery at the station on the end of the Pier.

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