Lifeboat Station : Kirkwall
Main Contact Details
West Pier Kirkwall
KW15 1LE
Telephone
(01856) 875201
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
Dupre Strutt
Telephone
01856 875201
Station Opening Times
9am - 4pm daily
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
About this station
Officially established in 1972 Kirkwall is a relatively recent addition to Scotland’s coastal rescue services. The first 30 years have seen long and arduous rescues carried out to leisure craft, fishing vessels and larger commercial vessels.
Recent launches in scotland (BST)
10/03/2010
Kinghorn - 21:4109/03/2010
Tighnabruaich - 20:0209/03/2010
Buckie - 06:33
Last Launch
02/02/2010
Generous donation to Orkney volunteers
09/03/2010
By: Tim Barthorpe
Author gives proceeds to Stromness RNLI
Four evacuated in blizzard
01/03/2010
By: Patrick Maclean
Oban lifeboat launched at 5.25pm on Thursday 25 February, facing blizzard conditions, to help evacuate four patients from the Isle of Mull.
Booking a cruise?
25/02/2010
By: Rhys Parker
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is donating 10% of the price on selected cruises booked by RNLI supporters.
Phone recycling for the RNLI
24/02/2010
By: Rhys Parker
The RNLI's inkjet cartridge recycling scheme with The Recycling Factory (TRF) raised over £32,000 last year. Now TRF is taking phones as well.
Portree crew rescue fishing boat
22/02/2010
By: Alaisdair Mackenzie
Portree undertake second Saturday morning rescue
