Hunstanton Lifeboat Station
| Hunstanton Lifeboat Station | |
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Hunstanton Lifeboat Station | |
Old Hunstanton, Norfolk | |
| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Location | Hunstanton Lifeboat Station, Sea Lane,, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 6JN, England |
| Coordinates | 52°57′14.62″N 0°30′9.53″E / 52.9540611°N 0.5026472°E |
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| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
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| Hunstanton RNLI Lifeboat Station | |
Hunstanton Lifeboat Station is located in the village of Old Hunstanton, in the English county of Norfolk. It is the only lifeboat station on the east coast of England which faces westward, being positioned on the east side of the square-mouthed bay and estuary known as The Wash.
A lifeboat was first placed at Hunstanton in 1824 by the Norfolk Shipwreck Association (NSA). The station was re-established by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), first in 1867, and operating until 1931, and then a second time in 1979, established as an Inshore lifeboat station.
The station currently has two 'lifeboats': H-class Hovercraft Hunstanton Flyer (Civil Service No. 45) (H-003), on station since 2003, and a B-class (Atlantic 85) lifeboat, Spirit of West Norfolk (B-848), since 23 May 2011.