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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

12.35pm 2 October 2025

Recent lifeboat launches from Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station

12.35pm 2 October 2025
3.33am 28 September 2025
12.03am 24 September 2025
5.59pm 22 September 2025
3.49pm 20 September 2025
2.41pm 14 September 2025
9.52am 7 September 2025
3.35pm 3 September 2025
5.52pm 2 September 2025
1.41pm 31 August 2025
4.59pm 30 August 2025
6.50pm 27 August 2025
2.46pm 27 August 2025
7.41pm 26 August 2025
2.04pm 26 August 2025
6.46pm 20 August 2025
4.27pm 19 August 2025
4.43pm 17 August 2025
3.52pm 12 August 2025
3.52pm 12 August 2025

Today's weather

14°C Rain
Min: 12°C Max: 14°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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