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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

2.22pm 11 May 2025

Recent lifeboat launches from Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station

2.22pm 11 May 2025
6.29pm 4 May 2025
10.34pm 30 April 2025
11.54am 24 April 2025
11.58am 11 April 2025
2.46pm 30 March 2025
5.20am 23 February 2025
12.43pm 11 February 2025
11.15am 29 January 2025
11.05pm 26 January 2025
5.12pm 25 January 2025
4.17pm 22 January 2025
8.37pm 4 January 2025
10.44am 25 December 2024
9.25pm 22 December 2024
9.25pm 22 December 2024
11.19am 14 December 2024
10.46pm 13 December 2024
1.24pm 2 December 2024
4.48pm 6 November 2024

Today's weather

14°C Sunshine
Min: 8°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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News and media from Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station

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D-771 William Henderson with three RNLI volunteer crew onboard
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Grey holding his latest fundraising poster
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