▁ ▁s lip way ▁which ▁enabled ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁to ▁be ▁launched ▁at ▁most ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁t ide ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁longest ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁s lip way ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁poor ▁condition , ▁since ▁when ▁the ▁lif eb o ats ▁have ▁been ▁launched ▁from ▁the ▁north - east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁cre ws ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁bo ath ouse ▁but ▁the ▁two ▁in sh ore ▁lif eb o ats ▁were ▁kept ▁on ▁their ▁launch ▁t rolle ys ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁air ▁on ▁Bir n beck ▁Island . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁a ▁new ▁" tem por ary " ▁bo ath ouse ▁was ▁ere cted ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁cover . ▁The ▁structure ▁cost ▁£ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁designed ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁dis m ant led ▁once ▁permanent ▁facilities ▁are ▁built ▁and ▁transport ed ▁to ▁be ▁re used ▁elsewhere . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁R N LI ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁seek ▁planning ▁permission ▁for ▁a ▁permanent ▁lif eb o at ▁station ▁at ▁Knight stone ▁Har bour ▁along ▁with ▁deep - water ▁anch orage ▁at ▁An chor ▁Head ▁and ▁the ▁facilities ▁on ▁Bir n beck ▁Pier ▁were ▁closed . ▁ ▁West on - super - M are ▁is ▁the ▁bus iest ▁R N LI ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Channel ; ▁in ▁ 2 0