Humber Lifeboat Station
| All-Weather Lifeboat | |
|---|---|
| Launch Method | Afloat |
| Address | Port of Grimsby, Wharncliffe Road North, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 3QF |
| Telephone | 01472 282298 |
Explore two centuries of RNLI lifeboat history, heroic rescues, and the enduring tradition of saving lives at sea.
For over two centuries the Humber lifeboat guarded the treacherous waters where the estuary meets the North Sea from the remote tip of Spurn Point — uniquely, with a full-time paid crew who lived on the peninsula. In February 2023 the station relocated to Grimsby. With 33 gallantry medals, including those of the legendary Robert Cross and Brian Bevan, it is one of the most decorated stations in the RNLI.
A lifeboat was established at Spurn Point in 1810, with a crew supplied by Hull Trinity House; it remained under Trinity House and then the Humber Conservancy Board until the RNLI took over in 1911. The isolation of Spurn made a resident, full-time paid crew necessary — a situation unique in the RNLI.
With Spurn Point increasingly untenable (ageing infrastructure, erosion), Humber RNLI relocated to the Port of Grimsby in February 2023, and is moving to a volunteer-led model.
