Marine Rescue News from Ireland
Ballinskelligs Inshore Rescue will benefit from funds raised at the Ballinskelligs Triathlon in south Kerry next month. The event on June 13th involves a sprint and Olympic distance, and the local community hosting it is urging all sports enthusiasts to…
A new Swiss-designed marine safety device aimed at improving search and rescue visibility at sea has launched in Ireland at Dún Laoghaire Harbour. AirMarker, an aerial distress marker that deploys a bright orange helium balloon above the waterline, made its…
Belfast Live reports that emergency services are on the scene of an incident on Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland this afternoon (Thursday 30 April). It’s understood that a jet-skier is missing after coming off their personal water craft in the…
"Textbook" - Audio of Emergency Call By 13-Year-Old Leading To Rescue of Family Off Western Australia Released
12th February 2026 Rescue
Western Australian police have released the recording of the emergency phone call made by a 13-year-old boy who swam for four hours to raise the alarm for his Irish-born mother and two younger siblings when they got into difficulty at…
Funds for the Corrib Mask Search and Rescue organisation have been raise in an annual truck run through part of Connemara. As RTÉ News reports, over 100 illuminated trucks recreated the Coca-Cola Christmas truck advert made for television to raise…
Rescues From Rivers, Canals and Offshore Among 22 National Bravery Awards
7th December 2025 Water Safety
Rescues from rivers, canals and at sea have merited State recognition at this year’s National Bravery Awards presented by Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy. A total of 22 National Bravery Awards were presented at Leinster House, Dublin, to individuals from across…
Seaman James Elliott has been named as the missing sailor who vanished off the north-west coast of Ireland at the weekend. The 26-year-old from Northumberland was last seen at around 22:30 on Friday, 14 November, aboard RFA Tidesurge near Tory…
Oireachtas Committee Chair Says Irish Aviation Authority Has "Serious Questions To Answer" Over Safety Of SAR Helicopter Crews
5th November 2025 Coastguard
The chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs has said the Government and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have “serious questions to answer” following reports that Coast Guard helicopter crews are being subjected to unsafe working-hour…
Advanced Paramedic Cadet Programme For Irish Search and Rescue Initiated by Bristow Ireland
4th November 2025 Coastguard
Irish Coast Guard search and rescue (SAR) contractor holder Bristow Ireland has initiated its first technical crew advanced paramedic cadet programme in Ireland. The programme, which is fully sponsored by Bristow, will recruit four candidates for the Irish SAR team,…
The National Search and Rescue Plan Report 2022‑2024 has been published by Seán Canney, Minister of State responsible for the Irish Coast Guard. The report gives a full overview of search and rescue (SAR) activity across Ireland’s land, sea and…
CHC Ireland Receives Search and Rescue Fatigue Risk Management System Award
25th October 2025 Coastguard
CHC Ireland has been named as an inaugural recipient of an award by Vertical and Vertical Valour magazine, the global magazines for the helicopter community. The company, which formerly held the Irish Coast Guard contract – and is still running…
An Emergency Services Day will be held for the first time on Inis Mór, Aran Island, next Wednesday, October 1. The RNLI says there is "an open invitation to members of the public to join us on Inis Mór to…
Malin Head Coast Guard Co-Ordinating Search for Missing Fisherman Off Sligo Coast
26th September 2025 Coastguard
Malin Head Coast Guard was coordinating a search last night for a missing fisherman off the coast of Mullaghmore, Co Sligo. The Irish Coast Guard said that a member of the public alerted the coordination centre on Thursday evening to…
Cahore Inshore Rescue Volunteers to ‘Float for a Boat’ in Fundraising Challenge
4th August 2025 Rescue
Two crew members from Cahore Inshore Rescue Service will later this month spend 24 hours immersed in the waters of Cahore to raise funds for a new lifeboat. Tom O’Connor and Conor Burke will suit up in their offshore rescue…
Wexford Lifeboat Volunteers Rescue Teenager on World Drowning Prevention Day
26th July 2025 RNLI Lifeboats
Wexford RNLI came to the aid of a teenager who got cut off by the rising tide while swimming to a raft on Friday afternoon (25 July), possibly preventing a drowning on World Drowning Prevention Day. The rescue was also…
A volunteer HM Coastguard Rescue Officer who has dedicated more than 50 years to keeping people safe at sea and by the coast has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours announced on Saturday (14 June…
