Irish offshore survey company Green Rebel has announced its support for the RNLI which will see a group of lifeboat stations benefit to the tune of €15,000. The funds will support the running and maintenance of lifeboat stations in Dublin, Wicklow, Cork and Galway.
Green Rebel is a Cork headquartered company which provides the offshore wind and other sectors an end-to-end set of data services. It has a fleet of purpose-built vessels, floating LiDAR buoys and an in-house team of scientists and industry-based experts in Cork city, Crosshaven and Limerick.
The support will benefit lifeboat stations in Arklow, Ballycotton, Crosshaven, Dun Laoghaire, Howth and Galway - all areas where Green Rebel has been operating in recent years. The funds allocated to each station will be used to support the running and maintenance of the stations.
Last year lifeboat crews from the six stations receiving funding from Green Rebel launched their lifeboats 193 times, bringing 262 people to safety. These callouts came at all hours of the day and night, with volunteers dropping everything to go to the assistance of those in trouble on the water.
Kieran Ivers, CEO of Green Rebel said, “Working offshore we know that things can go wrong quickly and without warning. Organisations like the RNLI are essential for safety at sea. At Green Rebel, we are committed to maritime safety and regularly conduct training manoeuvres with the RNLI and the Irish Coast Guard. We have several team members who are volunteer crew members with their local RNLI and we are very proud of the commitment they and their fellow volunteers make by responding to emergencies at sea no matter the hour or the weather conditions. Supporting the RNLI is a way for us to ‘pay it forward’ and support the coastal communities and areas in which we operate.”
Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat volunteer and Green Rebel Fleet Manager Alan Cott added, “The sea is the background to my life. As well as working with Green Rebel, I am a passionate volunteer for my local lifeboat in Ballycotton. I lost a brother to drowning some years ago while he was out fishing. Being part of the RNLI makes me feel I am giving something back while also hopefully preventing some families from going through what we did. Many people don’t realise that the RNLI is a charity and is dependent on support from the public and corporates for them to continue their work. I am delighted that Green Rebel are supporting a charity so close to my heart as I know first hand that those funds will be helping the RNLI to save lives at sea.”
