Port St Mary Lifeboat Station
| All-Weather Lifeboat | |
|---|---|
| Inshore Lifeboat | |
| Launch Method | Moored afloat |
| Address | Lime Street, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, IM9 5DL |
| Telephone | 01624 835015 |
Explore two centuries of RNLI lifeboat history, heroic rescues, and the enduring tradition of saving lives at sea.
On the south coast of the Isle of Man, Port St Mary runs a Trent-class all-weather lifeboat moored afloat and a D-class, covering the southern tip of the island and the tidal races around the Calf of Man. Established in 1896, its crews won the station’s first gallantry medal in 2021.
Port St Mary was the last of the island’s stations to be founded. In 1895 the RNLI’s inspector recommended closing Port Erin and moving to Port St Mary; in the event Port Erin stayed open and a new station was established at Port St Mary in 1896. Its first lifeboat, the James Stevens No.1, was one of twenty funded by the record £50,000 bequest of James Stevens of Birmingham.
The station guards a coast of strong tides — the southern approaches, Bay ny Carrickey and the fierce races around the Calf of Man at the island’s southern tip.
The generosity of the Ramsey brewing family endures here too: the Gough Ritchie Trust funded an Arun-class lifeboat in 1976 and a Trent, the Gough Ritchie II, in 1998. In 2025 a relief Trent, the Henry Heys Duckworth, took her place, working alongside the D-class Frank Martin.
