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The
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The
Lifeboat
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Arranmore
Lifeboat
 The
station was founded in 1883 with the first lifeboat, Vandeleur,
being based at a boathouse at Rannagh on the Southwest of the
island. Subsequent lifeboats were based at Leabgarrow until the
present modern all weather station was opened on 1st August 1997
by the singer Daniel O'Donnell. The lifeboat provides emergency
cover for much of the Northwest coast saving many lives in its
long history. The most notable rescue occured on the night of
8th October 1940 when the Dutch steamer Stolwick ran aground in
strong gales. The rescue resulted in gold, silver and bronze
medals awarded by the RNLI and a medal for bravery presented to
the crew by Queen Wilimena of the Netherlands.
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