The Craster station is manned by volunteers from the local area and operates with strong support from the local community.

The station recently accepted a new 'D ' Class boat, named after Joseph Hughes who served as a coxswain for Rhyl's lifeboat crew for many years in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, as part of a family tradition which he passed on to his six sons.

Minutes of Craster Lifeboat Committee on March 25th 2010

Craster Station on the RNLI site

The next RNLI station to the north is Seahouses and to the south Amble. The Boulmer Volunteer Lifeboat is on station in the fishing village of Boulmer

If you are interested in the RNLI, visit the Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh, built to celebrate the Victorian heroine and her part in the rescue of survivors from the wreck of the Forfarshire in 1838.