Lifeboat station opened on 11 April 2002 when the D class lifeboat D-469 Winifred & Cyril Thorpe was placed on duty.
The new class of lifeboat IB1, D-644 Phillip Robert Booth was placed on service 12 July 2005. This lifeboat was funded by the legacy of Mr Phillip Booth. D-447 has been withdrawn to ILC.
On 7 November the Trustees formally agreed that Wexford is established as a D class station. New ILB boathouse completed in November at a cost of £552,000.