Porth Ruffydd Lifeboat Station
Porth Ruffydd Lifeboat Station, recorded by the RNLI as Porth Rhuffydd, stood in a small cove south of Penrhos Point on the south-west coast of Holy Island, about three miles from Holyhead. It was one of the shortest-lived stations on Anglesey, operating from 1891 until 1904.
History
The station was opened after the barque Tenby Castle ran aground on rocks at Penrhos Point in poor conditions in December 1889, when a volunteer life brigade had to make the rescue from the shore. The RNLI established a lifeboat at Porth Ruffydd in 1891, but in its thirteen years the boat launched on service only 14 times and saved no lives, and the station closed in 1904.
Visiting
Porth Ruffydd is on the Anglesey Coast Path on Holy Island, along a rugged stretch of cliffs and coves between Trearddur Bay and South Stack.
About island lifeboat stations
All lifeboat stations →On islands, the lifeboat is often the only help that can reach someone in trouble at sea, and island lifeboat crews cover some of the most exposed waters around Britain and Ireland. Here you will find the lifeboat stations on the islands we cover, with their history and the boats they launch.
