[3] It underwent extensive re-development in 2010 with a new purpose built boathall to accommodate its new Tamar-class all-weather lifeboat (AWB).

[9] In October 1924, the station was closed, as the silt deposits in the harbour entrance had created a sandbar which made operations impossible.

Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched to assist and stood by the ship until 9:30 pm, at which time the tug SS Goole arrived and released the lifeboat.

Avoiding the presence of the naval mines in the vicinity, the lifeboat went alongside multiple times and removed all 22 men aboard the minesweeper, including their own coxswain.

[12] Beginning early on 8 August 1948[14] a strong gale was blowing with rough seas and a heavy swell, shredding the sails of the yacht Gull and driving her out of control off the coast at Shoreham.

Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched to assist, hoisting her sail to give her engines enough speed to catch the yacht.

[8] From 16 to 19 October 1971,[15] the drilling rig William Allpress was anchored three-quarters of a mile off the coast near Rustington awaiting a tow in deteriorating weather.

The Dorothy and Philip Constant was launched at 2:10 pm; the seas were rough and torrential rain made visibility extremely limited.

On 5 August 1975,[16] the yacht Albin Ballard was drifting with wrecked sails owing to heavy seas and gale-force winds.

At 3:15 am the Dorothy and Philip Constant was launched and found the yacht due south of Littlehampton, deluged with large waves, and with a seasick, exhausted crew.

On arrival at Shoreham, the vessel was caught in gale force seven or eight winds, and with seas breaking across her decks, she was unable to enter.

[19] In 2008, a £1 million public appeal was launched to partially fund another rebuild, this time to accommodate a new Tamar-class lifeboat.

The building is timber-framed on three storeys, has boat halls for the all-weather and inshore lifeboats, and dedicated slipways to the harbour.

[citation needed] The previous boathouse and station encountered occasional problems with flooding due to high spring tides and waves.