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Nicky King
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Mark Frary
Second Coxswain
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Martin Emerson
Deputy Second Coxswain
Mechanic
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Fred Whitaker
ALB Crew
Kevin Parr
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Max Phillips
ALB Navigator
Mechanic
Daniel Roberts
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James Betteridge
ALB Navigator
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Ross Fulford
ALB Crew
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Nathan Hart
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Harmen Brouwer
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Martin Few
ALB Crew
James Parr
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Ed Burton
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Simon Parkes
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Mandy Humphreys
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Gary Yarham
ALB Crew
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Chris Thomson
ALB Crew
Launchers and shore crew
Nicky Beck
Head Launcher
Kent Cooper
Assistant Tractor Driver
Ray West
Head Launcher
Softrak Driver
Softrak Maintainer
Phil Eaglen
Tractor Mechanic
(Retd ALB crew)
George Getley
Launcher
Harvey Gunhouse
Launcher
Eric Hart
Launcher
James Isaac
Launcher
Will Richardson
Launcher
Paul Spiers
Launcher
Station Officers and other personnel
Chris Hardy
Lifeboat Operations Manager (LOM)
Peter Rainsford
Chairman
Deputy Launching Authority (DLA)
Greg Hewitt
Deputy Launching Authorty (DLA)
Lifeboat Training Co-ordinator
(Retd ALB and ILB crew)
Dr Gordon McAnsh
Lifeboat Medical Adviser (LMA)
Neil Woodruff
Station Chaplain
Lorraine Cracknell
Lifeboat Treasurer
Jessica Curtis
Lifeboat Press Officer
Dr Charles Ebrill
Events Assistant
(rtrd LMA)
Viewing Day
Sunday 24 September 2023
Our Shannon-class all-weather lifeboat 13-46 Duke of Edinburgh will be on display outside in front of the boathouse from 10am-4pm on Sunday 24 September (unless, of course, she is required to launch for an emergency). There will be public access to walk around the boat and look at the 'Launch A Memory' names on the bow. The shop and visitor centre will be open and volunteers on-hand to chat about the work we do.
New Shannon lifeboat
and boathouse build
Latest update 28/11/2022
We've moved in... Wells RNLI is now operating from the new building. See the boathouse build pages for the latest information and the story of how the new station was built.
The new Shannon lifeboat was funded in part with a station appeal for £250,000 in 2014-15 and also by the Civil Service charity The Lifeboat Fund with its 150th Anniversary Appeal. We are hugely grateful to everyone who has donated, fund-raised, helped and supported us both locally and across the UK and further afield.
COVID-19
We're keen to protect our crew to ensure the lifeboats can be manned when needed. Please don't visit the station or shop if you or someone you have recently been in close contact with has Covid symptoms or a postive test.
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