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Cardigan Lifeboat Station (now located at Poppit Sands, North Pembrokeshire, near Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales) is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station which originally opened in 1822 on another site. The station closed in 1932 but reopened in 1971 as an inshore lifeboat station. The present station operates both a ''D''-class lifeboat and a ''B''-class Atlantic 75 lifeboat. == History == The original Cardigan lifeboat station was built in 1849 (on the south side of the River Teifi estuary below Penrhyn Castle)〔(- Cardigan station history ) Retrieved 27 August 2012〕 after the loss of the crew from the brig ''Agnes Lee''. This station was taken over by the RNLI the following year. In 1876 a replacement boathouse with slipway was built, the remains of which can be seen down the estuary at Black Rocks, but this was abandoned in 1932, leaving the nearest stations at Fishguard and New Quay. The subsequent popularity of this area, with increased leisure incidents and accidents, led to the decision to construct a station on the present site.〔Poppit Sands Information Board〕 In 1987 a new boathouse, built for the new ''C''-class lifeboat, was officially opened. Then in 1998 a new double boathouse was completed for a ''B''-class and ''D''-class lifeboats, for the Talus MB-4H launching vehicle, and it also provided improved crew facilities. Consequently, the station today houses two inshore lifeboats, which operate from the beach.〔 The lifeboat crew have training sessions twice a week - on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings; visitors to the station are welcomed at these times. Over the years crews have been presented with 15 awards for gallantry.〔(RNLI - Lifeboat Station : Cardigan ) Retrieved 30 October 2011〕 The station also houses an RNLI shop, open throughout the year, volunteers permitting. Associated with the lifeboat station is a coastguard lookout post, part of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Emergency Response, located on the other side of the estuary, on the cliff top at Gwbert.〔(Map of Maritime & Coastguard Agency Emergency Response Centres ) Retrieved 10 May 2014〕〔(UK Government Properties database ) Retrieved 10 May 2014〕 In December 2011 a crew at the station - comprising Gemma Griffiths, Sarah Griffiths and Louise Francis - made history by being the first all-female volunteer lifeboat crew to respond to a callout in Wales.〔(BBC News ) Retrieved 19 June 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cardigan Lifeboat Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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