Kirkwall lifeboat to undergo life-extending refit

Kirkwall lifeboat to undergo life-extending refit

Kirkwall RNLI’s Severn-class lifeboat Margaret Foster. (Terry Mooney) Kirkwall RNLI will see a refit of its all-weather vessel, this year, as part of a programme to extend the lifespan of Severn-class lifeboats. Kirkwall’s Margaret Foster will have her engines overhauled, and a new “state-of-the-art” navigation system installed, according to the lifesaving charity. This news comes as the RNLI begins its third century of lifesaving. The charity’s…