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Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat Called to Mullaghmore Incident
#rnli – The Bundoran RNLI lifeboat was tasked to an incident this morning, Monday March 18th 2013, in Mullaghmore, County Sligo.
A man in his 50s is understood to have been washed off rocks as he fished with friends off Mullaghmore Head. Due to the location of the man and his proximity to the water, the Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat was tasked by Malin Head Coast Guard and the crew launched.
They arrived on the scene 15 minutes later where Gardai and ambulance service were already assisting the casualty. The lifeboat crew were later stood down. The man was removed from the scene and brought to Sligo General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
#rnli – Recently retired Port of Cork Harbour Master, Captain Pat Farnan was thanked by Crosshaven RNLI at a special presentation at the lifeboat station on Wednesday night.
Operations Manager, Alan Barton thanked Pat, who retired from the company after 33 years, for his help and support of the RNLI in Crosshaven since the station's inception in 2000.
DCU Surf 'n' Sail Club Raise €800 for Howth RNLI
#rnli – Members of Dublin City University's (DCU) Surf 'n' Sail club recently presented a cheque for €823 to Howth RNLI. The students raised the money by organising a Christmas Charity Swim in aid of Howth RNLI.
On 12 December 2012, 30 students from DCU braved the wintry waters of Balscadden Bay near Howth for their charity swim. Some of the swimmers even dressed up in costumes for the event. After thawing out around a bonfire, they retreated to Howth Yacht Club for hot lunches.
"We decided to raise money for the Howth RNLI because, we are all water users and wanted to show our appreciation for those who would be rescuing us if anything was to happen, most of us sail in various clubs around Dublin Bay. We are a water sports club, so it made perfect sense for us to support a water based charity. Overall the whole committee thought that the RNLI is a very deserving charity and the obvious choice for us to raise funds for", said Grace Newport, Secretary of DCU Surf 'n' Sail.
'The funds raised by the students in DCU will go towards our current fundraising project to fund the running and maintenance costs of the lifeboat station for a week,' said Howth RNLI Fundraising Chairperson Rose Michael.
Kilrush RNLI Rescues Five From Stranded Boat
#RNLI - Kilrush RNLI launched on Thursday afternoon (21 February) after pagers were set off by Valentia Coast Guard to the Foynes area, where it was reported that a boat had lost engine power with five people on board.
Within minutes the crew assembled and set out to the location to investigate. Within 25 minutes they located the vessel and quickly set up a long tow. Tides were running and weather conditions were reaching force 7 to 8.
For their safety the five men were taken on board the lifeboat, while a lifeboat crew member was transferred onto the casualty vessel to oversee the tow. On establishing that the men were fine, the lifeboat proceeded to Tarbert Pier. At this stage the Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 115 from Shannon was also on scene.
Within an hour the Kilrush RNLI lifeboat reached Tarbert Pier, where the lifeboat crew assisted the men in tying up their vessel.
Lifeboat helm Tom Blunnie praised the work of his crewmen in this rescue, stating that “under such conditions it’s great to know that our training pays off when calls like this occur.”
The crew on the day were helm Tom Blunnie, Pauline Dunleavy, Fintan Keating and Charlie Glynn.
Five Rescued From Stranded Fishing Vessel Off West Cork
#Rescue - The Irish Times reports on the rescue of five fishermen of West Cork this morning (21 February) after their fishing trawler was stranded in strong coastal winds.
RNLI Castletownbere's lifeboat crew responded to the trawler Anders Nees after its propeller fouled some 6km south of Bere Island in the early hours.
The stricken fishing boat was subsequently towed back to Castletownbere.
Fisherman Dies Of Head Injuries Off Kinsale
#Coastguard - The Irish Times reports that a fisherman has died after sustaining head injuries in an incident off the Old Head of Kinsale last night.
The man, one of three crew on the West Cork-based fishing trawler Liberty, is believed to have died from his injuries on board the vessel.
According to TheJournal.ie, the Courtmacsherry RNLI lifeboat and Irish Coast Guard helicopters from Shannon (Rescue 115) and Waterford (Rescue 117) were all scrambled to the scene.
The deceased was airlifted by Rescue 117 to Cork for transfer to hospital, while the remaining crew returned to Kinsale this morning with the lifeboat crew.
It is thought that the accident involved trawling wires on board the fishing boat.
Baltimore Lifeboat Returns to Base After Unsuccessful Search for Missing Fisherman
#rnli – Baltimore RNLI Lifeboat launched at 05:20 this morning 12 Feb 2013 to participate in a search for a missing Spanish fisherman.
The Alan Massey, proceeded to an area 20 miles SW of Mizen Head in West Cork. Alongside the Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat, two Irish Naval vessels, Coastguard helicopters, an Irish Airforce fixed wing aircraft and a fleet of trawlers the lifeboat carried out a prolonged search pattern.
Weather did not impede the search as it was overcast but clear with light winds and a heavy swell.
By 12 noon with no prospect of a successful outcome the Coastguard called off the search and the lifeboat made the 40–mile passage back to her new berth at Baltimore Lifeboat Station. On board Coxswain Kieran Cotter, Mechanic Cathal Cottrell, Aidan Bushe, Pat Collins, Don O'Donovan, Micheal Cottrell and Eoin Ryan.
This week marks the first anniversary of the Alan Massey's arrival in Baltimore.
Distress Whistle Prompts Launch of Lough Derg Lifeboat
#rnli – Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was launched at the request of Valentia Coast Guard to investigate whether anyone was in difficulty on the lake, after they were informed that three sustained blasts from a whistle were heard from shore at Urra Point.
The lifeboat launched at 19:40 with Helm Eleanor Hooker, Ben Ronayne and David Moore on board. Winds were northerly, Force 3. The Gardai confirmed there were no reports of anyone overdue, although a lake boat had been seen departing Dromineer in the direction of Urra at around 17:00hrs. The crew carried out a search along the Urra shoreline and released a white flare to light the search area. The lifeboat then searched the water and shore around the Corragheen Islands and extended the search downwind of the initial search area in Dromineer Bay, where the crew launched a second flare. Having found no evidence of a vessel or persons in distress, Valentia Coast Guard decided to stand down the lifeboat.
The Lifeboat returned to station and was ready for service again at 22.00hrs.
Post-Mortem Scheduled for Body Recovered from Galway Bay
#GalwayBay - A post-mortem was scheduled for today (25 January) to determine the cause of the death of a man recovered from Galway Bay yesterday, according to the Irish Examiner.
As Galway Bay FM reported yesterday, the body was taken from the sea off Barna in a search operation mounted by the Galway RNLI lifeboat and the Irish Coast Guard after a friend reported him missing.
The man has last been seen on Barna beach earlier in the day. His body was recovered some two miles out to sea around 2.30pm yesterday.
Gardaí at Salthill are investigating the incident.
Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Has Highest Number of Rescues as 46 Call Outs Save 76 People
#rnli – Dun Laoghaire RNLI brought the highest number of people to safety with 76 individuals rescued by their volunteer lifeboat crews during 46 callouts in 2012.
RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager for Dun Laoghaire Stephen Wynne commented: "The two RNLI lifeboats at Dun Laoghaire recorded a sharp increase in the number of people rescued in 2012, up to 76 for the year which we attribute to the nature of a number of incidents that occurred. Like our colleagues around the coast, station volunteers train weekly in preparation for a variety of situations."
The 2012 period in Dun Laoghaire included several call-outs that saw vessels with more than one or two crew brought to safety.
On two occasions, two boats were involved such as the 13 people rescued on yachts returning from an Irish Sea race in Near Gale conditions and in another service, eight people on two power-boats in difficulties in separate incidents off Bray Head.
The current year is already unusually busy with four call-outs and ten people rescued. A Trent class (ALB) All-Weather lifeboat 'RNLB Anna Livia' and a D-Class (ILB) Inshore lifeboat 'Realt Na Mara' are stationed at Dun Laoghaire where there are 35 volunteers involved in lifeboat operations as well as fund-raising volunteers and a gift-shop.
