Stromness Volunteer Crew to aid of Kayakers

On a bright, sunny Orcadian afternoon a group of kayakers found themselves in difficulty off Birsay Bay in the north-west of Orkney Mainland. They had managed to get themselves ashore when the lifeboat arrived to find the coastguard had everything in hand. Unfortunately, one of the kayaks had been lost so the lifeboat crew conducted a search - sadly fruitless - before returning to Stromness for re-fuelling and readiness for the next service by 15:00.

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