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Thurso Lifeboat Station
Thurso Lifeboat Station
Thurso Lifeboat Station is located in Caithness
Thurso Lifeboat Station
Thurso
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationScrabster Harbour
AddressFerry Pier
Town or cityScrabster, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7UJ
CountryScotland
Coordinates58°36′43.4″N 3°32′49.2″W / 58.612056°N 3.547000°W / 58.612056; -3.547000
Opened1860
OwnerRoyal National Lifeboat Institution
Website
https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/thurso-lifeboat-station

Thurso Lifeboat Station is located at Scrabster Harbour, in the NE corner of Scotland, near the town of Thurso, Highland, in the historic county of Caithness.
A lifeboat was first stationed here by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1860.[1]

Since 2004, the station has operated a Severn-class All-weather lifeboat, 17-42 The Taylors (ON 1273).[2]

  1. ^ "Thurso's Station history". RNLI. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.

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