lifeboat stations
Maritime emergency bases
Lifeboat stations are facilities along coastlines where rescue boats and crews stand ready to respond to maritime emergencies.
They house the lifeboats, equipment, and sometimes the volunteer or professional crews who launch when ships founder or people are stranded at sea.
The lifeboat station had served the fishing village for over a century.
- boathousesWaterside buildings for vessels
- coastal townsSettlements bordering the sea
- evacuation drillsRehearsed emergency departures
- lifeguardsAquatic safety monitors
- rough seasTurbulent ocean conditions
navigation lights · volunteers · coxswains · distress calls · mayday signal · helicopter rescues · search and rescue · slipways · fishing villages · shipping lanes · flotation devices · maroons · emergency kits · emergency responders · RNLI · communication towers · offshore platforms · riverbanks