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Gravesend Lifeboat Station

Gravesend Lifeboat Station

Gravesend is one of the RNLI’s newest lifeboat stations and one of four lifeboat stations operating on the River Thames – the first stations to specifically cover a river rather than estuarial waters or the sea.
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Latest lifeboat launch

1.38am 14 April 2025

Recent lifeboat launches from Gravesend Lifeboat Station

1.38am 14 April 2025
3.21pm 12 April 2025
12.21pm 5 April 2025
4.50pm 2 April 2025
1.30pm 2 April 2025
12.22am 30 March 2025
12.09pm 29 March 2025
6.06pm 28 March 2025
12.37pm 23 March 2025
12.18pm 18 March 2025
7.59pm 14 March 2025
4.39am 12 March 2025
2.24pm 6 March 2025
8.44pm 5 March 2025
7.51pm 5 March 2025
1.31pm 3 March 2025
6.58pm 1 March 2025
6.58pm 1 March 2025
5.56pm 26 February 2025
4.31am 16 February 2025

Today's weather

14°C Cloudy
Min: 7°C Max: 14°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Gravesend Lifeboat Station
Royal Pier Road
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 2BG

Station phone number

01474 328465

Visiting times

By appointment only

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Lifeboat Press Officers

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Visitor Contact

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Fundraising Chair

Adrian Soper

07920 027234

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News and media from Gravesend Lifeboat Station

Article Animals
Gravesend RNLI rescues dog from River Thames near Tilbury
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A man stands on the left and a woman on the right. The man wears a formal dark suit, with one medal on his right breast and 5 on his left. He wears an RNLI logo tie and an RNLI pin on his lapel. He smiles to the camera and has his arm around the woman. She wears a white and pink dress, with a white sheer cardigan and and white bag hangs on her left shoulder. They stand in front of Buckingham Palace.
Article People
Long-serving Gravesend RNLI crew member attends Buckingham Palace garden party
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Article Heritage
Blue plaque unveiled at site of RNLI’s first headquarters in the City of London
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Article Events
Blue plaque unveiled at site of RNLI’s first headquarters in the City of London
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Events around Gravesend Lifeboat Station

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