Lifeboat Station : Kirkwall
Main Contact Details
West Pier Kirkwall
KW15 1LE
Telephone
(01856) 875201
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Station Information
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- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
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)
20/03/2010
Largs - 20:4820/03/2010
Queensferry - 16:1519/03/2010
Peterhead - 10:39
Last Launch
02/02/2010
Man and dog rescued after ceremony
22/03/2010
By: Rachel Martin
Kinghorn's new lifeboat launched an hour after her official naming to help a man and his dog, Austen, who were stuck at the bottom of a steep bank on Saturday.
Kinghorn's busy new boat
18/03/2010
By: Dunc Ormiston
Kinghorn's new B class lifeboat has carried out nine rescues so far this year, with seven in the past 2 weeks, and two last weekend.
Sharing the benefits
17/03/2010
By: Rhys Parker
As the new tax year approaches, have you considered donating shares to the RNLI?
Make your Will a lifesaver
16/03/2010
By: Rachel Martin
People in Fife can make or amend their Will free of charge for the first time
Volunteers pull casualty from harbour waters
11/03/2010
By: Dunc Ormiston
Kinghorn lifeboat crew rush to the aid of man who fell into freezing sea
