Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Tributes Paid To Bravery Of Rescue 118 Winchman and Fire And Rescue Crew Over Poll na bPéist Incident
1st October 2026 Coastguard
Tributes have been paid to the bravery of a Rescue 118 winchman and members of the Aran Fire and Rescue for their safe recovery of a man swept off the cliff at Poll na bPéist on Inis Mór last weekend.…
Ireland’s increasing exposure to “shadow fleet” shipping is among the risks prompting a review of the State’s preparedness for a major marine pollution incident. The Irish Coast Guard has opened a five-week public consultation on a review of Ireland’s National…
Sligo Bay RNLI’s annual Seafood Night will return to The Strand Bar in Strandhill on Friday, 16 October, bringing the volunteer crew and local community together for one of the station’s established fundraising events. The evening gets under way at…
Dunmore East RNLI’s volunteer crew responded to four call-outs over the past week, including three launches within a 24-hour period. The first call came on Tuesday evening (22 September) following a report from a member of the public of a…
The RNLI has revealed what its new Coastal Lifeboat will look like. In the Autumn edition of its Lifeboat magazine, it has published an image of what the boat will look like. “The nature of the RNLI’s lifesaving is changing,” it…
The maritime TV programme follows the Tramore lifeboat crew as they respond to an early-morning pager alert, capturing the reality of a volunteer lifeboat callout. During filming, crew members also shared their rescue experiences and spoke about life at a…
Aran Islands RNLI was involved in a multi-agency rescue on Inis Mór on Friday afternoon, the 25th of September, after a person walking along the coastline was knocked down by a wave and swept onto a ledge near the sea.…
Fethard RNLI welcomed local community members to its lifeboat station on Saturday 19 September as volunteers past and present marked 30 years since the station reopened. The anniversary event recognised three decades of lifesaving service by Fethard RNLI volunteers and…
Carrybridge Lifeboat Assists Two Vessels as New Helm Completes First Shout
26th September 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat Douglas Euan & Kay Richards was launched at the request of Belfast Coastguard earlier this week to assess a nine-metre vessel with two people on board, which had run aground some two miles west of Kilmore…
Tramore Lifeboat Crew Rescue Two People and Dog after Vessel Breaks Down
24th September 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
Tramore RNLI rescued two people and a dog after their 18ft boat broke down and began to drift towards Tramore beach earlier this week. The volunteer crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 4.50pm on Monday afternoon (21 September) following a…
Baltimore RNLI volunteers were called out for their second medical evacuation from Sherkin Island in three days on Tuesday morning. The all-weather lifeboat launched at 9.20 am following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to assist a man on…
Ireland is hosting European experts in Dublin for a three-day workshop to improve the use of aerial surveillance to detect marine pollution and identify polluters. Some 50 delegates from 16 European countries are attending the eighth European Maritime Safety Agency…
Lough Erne RNLI Crews Assist Three People and Dog After Grounding
22nd September 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
Three people and a dog were brought safely ashore after a narrow boat ran aground on Lower Lough Erne on Tuesday, September 15th. Enniskillen RNLI’s inshore lifeboat John and Jean Lewis launched at 11.56 am at the request of Belfast…
Wicklow RNLI volunteers brought one person to safety after a 40ft sailing vessel lost manoeuvrability 11 miles north-east of Wicklow Harbour late on Friday night (September 18th). The all-weather lifeboat RNLB Bridie O’Shea launched at 11.10 pm, ten minutes after…
Interim Report Into Death of Donegal Fisherman Says Exact Circumstances Uncertain At This Stage
20th September 2026 MCIB
An interim report of the investigation into the death of Donegal fisherman Kevin McCloskey in Donegal Bay on September 25th, 2025 says the “exact circumstances of the incident cannot be determined with certainty”. The five page interim report has been…
Portsmouth RNLI Station Off Service Amid Security Concerns Over Far-Right Threats
20th September 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
Portsmouth’s RNLI station has been closed amid security concerns arising from recent far-right anti-migrant protests. As Marine Industry News reports, the lifeboat station in Eastney has been off service since 7 September, a day after its volunteers helped bring some…
