[2] In 1892, work began to construct a lighthouse at Withernsea, in response to the high number of boats that were being wrecked nearby.

Initially the boat was kept at the top of the cliffs, under a tarpaulin, but soon the move was made permanent, and a boathouse was constructed at the end of Seaside Road at a cost of £1,047, which was completed in the spring of 1915.

[2][4] On 25 January 1921, the Docea Chapman was launched to the aid of the fishing trawler Lt. Generaal Den Beer Portugael (IJM-81) of IJmuiden, which had run aground at Kilnsea.

At a meeting of the RNLI management committee on 20 April 1933, it was decided to close Easington Lifeboat Station with immediate effect.

The boat was later named Louisa II, and can be found on display at The Power of Water exhibition at Glen Lyn Gorge, Lynmouth, Devon.