lifeboat station
Maritime emergency post
A lifeboat station is a coastal facility housing rescue boats and equipment for responding to maritime emergencies.
Staffed by professional crews or volunteers, these stations position lifeboats where they can quickly reach vessels in distress.
The term also refers to the organization operating such a facility: The local lifeboat station has served this stretch of coast for over a century.
- boathouseWaterfront vessel shelter
- sea rescueSaving lives at sea
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- coastal pathRoute along the shore
- RNLIUK sea rescue charity
lifeguard · slipway · boat launch · volunteer · brave souls · maritime heritage · service record · coxswain · davit · dock · lookout · life ring · emergency communication · survival training · estuary · sea shanties · first aid · radio tower
- emergency facilitieshospital, emergency room, ER, 911 center, fire department
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- sea rescuerescue, lifeguard, coastguard, SOS, rescue boat
- stationsworkstation, waystation, substation, firehouse, depot
- waterfront structureslighthouse, wharf, pier, boat house, jetty
- maritime groupsport authority, coastguard, navy, merchant marine, shipping company
lifeboat stationshipwreck site
Place a vessel sank
watery grave · the deep · rocks · reef · lee shore
lifeboat stationshipwreck site
Place a vessel sank
whaling station · slaughterhouse · lighthouse · harbor · marina