Port Talbot Lifeboat Station

Port Talbot Lifeboat Station
RNLI Lifeboat station
Aberavon Beach, where the Port Talbot lifeboat launches
Country	Wales, UK
State	Neath Port Talbot
Town	Port Talbot
Location	Princess Margaret Way, Port Talbot, Neath & Port Talbot. SA12 6QW
- coordinates	51°35′36″N 3°49′00″W / 51.59333°N 3.81667°WCoordinates: 51°35′36″N 3°49′00″W / 51.59333°N 3.81667°W
Founded	1966
Owner	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Visitation	Open All year round
Port Talbot, Neath & Port Talbot

Port Talbot Lifeboat Station (based in, Aberavon, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales) was opened in 1966 as an Inshore Lifeboat Station with a D-class (EA16) lifeboat.^[1] The station is currently housed in a purpose built building close to the coastguard and lifeguard station that was finished in 1998.

The station currently operates the D-class (IB1) lifeboat Nigel Martin Spender (D-713).

The lifeboat station works and trains closely with Port Talbot Coastguard, RNLI Lifeguards and RAF Search & Rescue.

Fleet

Dates in service	Class	Op. No.	Name
1966–1971	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-88	unnamed
1971–1984	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-189	unnamed
1984–1990	D-class (zodiac III)	D-297	unnamed
1990–1999	D-class (EA16)	D-402	Warwick
1999–2009	D-class (EA16)	D-550	Gwenllian The Rotary Club of Port Talbot
2009–present	D-class (IB1)	D-713	Nigel Martin Spender

Station Honours

Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum - 1995

The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum was awarded to Robert Vernon Harris for his courage and initiative when he transferred from the lifeboat to another vessel.

Framed Letter of Thanks x 2 - 1995

Framed Letters of Thanks were awarded to Crew Members Leigh Worth and Stanley May for their assistance dring a transfer from the lifeboat to another vessel.

Framed Letter of Thanks x 2 - 1999

Framed Letters of Thanks were presented to Helmsman Matthew Rossi, Crew Member Leon Murphy and Crew Member David Jones assisting the ship Mineral Century.

Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum x 2- 2006

Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum were awarded to Helmsman David Jones and Crew Member Christopher Thomas for saving the life of a man who was thrown overboard from a motorboat during strong winds and 3m high seas.

Framed Letter of Thanks - 2006

A Framed Letter of Thanks was presented to Crew Member Rachel Thomas for saving the life of a man who was thrown overboard from a motorboat during strong winds and 3m high seas.

References

1. "Port Talbot History". Rnli.org.uk. 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2011-09-21.

External links

• Port Talbot lifeboat station homepage
• Port Talbot Coastguard