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Borth Lifeboat Station

RNLI lifeboat station in Ceredigion, Wales

52°28′52″N 4°03′05″W / 52.48111°N 4.05139°W / 52.48111; -4.05139Opened1966Owner

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Borth Lifeboat Station (based in Borth, Ceredigion, Wales) was first established by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in June 1966. The station currently operates a D-class (IB1) lifeboat, Geoffrey Scott (D-760), on station since 2013.^[1]

The station was opened as a result of a campaign led by Aran Morris MBE who said that his memories of Arctic convoys of World War II inspired him to press for the lifeboat station, because it used to take rescuers 20 minutes to get to Borth from Aberystwyth and Aberdyfi during an emergency.

History

In 1987, a new station boathouse was constructed, to replace the original wooden Hardun type boathouse. This provided better storage areas for the boat and equipment, new crew facilities, and a souvenir shop.^[1]

In 2018, Amos Bewick was awarded with a Certificate to acknowledge his 21 years of outstanding service with Borth Lifeboat. He had previously been awarded the RNLI Bronze Medal for Gallantry, for a rescue effected in severe weather conditions in 2001.^[2]

Station honours

The following are awards made to the crew of Borth Lifeboat Station^[1]

RNLI Bronze Medal

Amos Bewick, Helmsman - 2001

Medal service certificates and badges

Martyn Davies, crew member - 2001

Alex Shepard, crew member - 2001

The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum

Ronald Davies, Helmsman - 1978

Ronald Davies, Helmsman - 1987

Vellum Certificates

Dilwyn Owen, crew member - 1987

Richard Jeremy, crew member - 1987

Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution

Louis Paul De La Haye, crew member - 1987

Andrew William Doyle, crew member - 1987

Richard Jenkins, crew member - 1998

Member, Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Ronald James Davies, Lifeboat Operations Manager - 2004^[3]

Thomas Aran Morris, Vice-President, Borth Lifeboat Station - 2008^[4]

Borth lifeboats

Op. No.^[a]	Name	In service ^[5]	Class	Comments
D-103	Unnamed	1966–1975	D-class (RFD PB16)
D-233	Onslaught	1976–1987	D-class (Zodiac III)
D-344	Onslaught	1987–1995	D-class (EA16)
D-479	May	1995–2004	D-class (EA16)
D-622	May II	2004–2013	D-class (IB1)
D-760	Geoffrey Scott	2013–	D-class (IB1)	^[6]

^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Borth's station history". Borth Lifeboat Station. RNLI. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
^ Reynolds, Dave (30 September 2018). "Amos Bewick has been presented with an award for 21 years of outstanding service". RNLI.
^ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2-128.
^ "New lifeboat for Borth RNLI follows bequest". BBC. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2024.