Marine Rescue News from Ireland
![Lough Neagh Rescue A 30ft-cruiser with ten people aboard, six adults and four children, had broken down and required a tow](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000yl1i.ijNsUM/s/500/I0000yl1i.ijNsUM.jpg)
Come summer and Lough Neagh Rescue is busy on Northern Ireland waters. The lifeboat was paged yesterday evening (Saturday 26th June) to a 30ft-cruiser with ten people aboard, six adults and four children, which had broken down near Rams Island.…
![Lough Neagh rescue Lough Neagh rescue was tasked to a broken down motorboat with two children, three adults and a dog on board](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TG..Pc6Gy80/s/500/I0000TG..Pc6Gy80.jpg)
In the early evening of last Sunday (20th June) Lough Neagh rescue was tasked to a broken down motorboat with two children, three adults and a dog on board. The vessel had been making its way from Battery Harbour on…
![Today is International Women in Engineering Day, for more details to get involved see the IMRF website links below on resources to inspire the next generation of women to get involved in maritime search and rescue (SAR).](/media/k2/items/cache/32a03a12c27f22e50990162353877995_L.jpg)
International Women in Engineering Day IMRF Marks with STEM Toolkit for Maritime SAR
23rd June 2021 Rescue
Today is International Women in Engineering Day and to mark this important date the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has launched a range of resources to inspire the next generation of women to get involved in maritime search and rescue…
![RNLI lifeguard jetski Since 2011, RNLI lifeguards have saved 48 lives in Northern Ireland](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XZBObrbdySE/s/500/I0000XZBObrbdySE.jpg)
RNLI Lifeguards in Northern Ireland Rescue 3,701 People in a Decade of Patrolling Beaches
23rd June 2021 Northern Ireland Waters
The RNLI in Northern Ireland has reached 10 years of delivering a world-class lifeguard service to coastal communities and their visitors along the Causeway Coast and in County Down. From this Saturday, 26 June, RNLI lifeguards will provide a full-time…
![The River Barrow in Carlow town The River Barrow in Carlow town](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NLfPmigmpjg/s/500/I0000NLfPmigmpjg.jpg)
Teen Says He ‘Had No Choice’ But to Rescue Mum & Daughter From Drowning in River Barrow
2nd June 2021 Rescue
A teenage boy said he “had no choice but to jump in” and rescue a mother and daughter from drowning in the River Barrow in Carlow at the weekend. As RTÉ News reports, Miley Doran (17) told how he saw…
![Dog rescued from Sutton cliff A cliff rescue team member from the Irish Coast Guard's Howth unit is lowered to retrieve Freddie the dog from the cliff at Red Rock in Sutton on Sunday 16 May](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000T4a0ED.Oj84/s/500/I0000T4a0ED.Oj84.jpg)
Howth’s Irish Coast Guard cliff team sprang into action yesterday evening (Sunday 16 May) to rescue a dog trapped on a sea cliff at Red Rock in Sutton. Freddie the dog had fallen 10 metres down the cliff face while…
![Kitesurfer Dylan Green after carrying out the rescue on Friday evening](/media/k2/items/cache/561bda4e7cfc1b169cb42a755c4297bf_L.jpg)
‘Just Delighted to Help’ Says Kitesurfer Who Rescued Swimmer off Seven Heads Peninsula
25th April 2021 Rescue
A kitesurfer who rescued a swimmer off the Seven Heads in Cork on Friday evening (23 April) said he was “just delighted to help”. As TheJournal.ie reports, Dylan Green was out on his board when he was alerted to a…
![Skerries RNLI recovering a lifebuoy from the water during a search for potentially missing swimmers off Balbriggan on Wednesday evening 21 April](/media/k2/items/cache/7f87f161e4b377f8ebea4a0c997e612f_L.jpg)
Skerries Lifeboat Launches in Multi-Agency Response to Swimmer in Difficulty
23rd April 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Skerries RNLI’s volunteers launched their inshore lifeboat on Wednesday evening (21 April) as part of a multi-agency response to reports of a swimmer in difficulty near the Martello tower in Balbriggan. The Atlantic 85 lifeboat Louis Simson was launched within…
![Peter Conroy Peter Conroy of the Irish Tow Surf Rescue Club opposes a proposed ban on jet skis at Count Clare beaches](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LICRVM4V6wo/s/500/I0000LICRVM4V6wo.jpg)
“Aquabikes” caught the attention of former Irish Times journalist Kevin Myers back in 1982. The Irishman’s Diary writer was seriously concerned about the pressure windsurfers were putting on the RNLI Dun Laoghaire lifeboat at the time. He had read about…
![Lagan Search & Rescue Lagan S&R is an independent Lifeboat covering the seaward River Lagan and Belfast Lough](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000HkRKUvUZv5Y/s/500/I0000HkRKUvUZv5Y.jpg)
Lagan Search & Rescue Aim To Build Floating Boat House at Belfast Harbour Marina
18th April 2021 Northern Ireland Waters
The Sunday Life recently highlighted the decision by Downtown Radio Star Neil McClelland to support Lagan Search & Rescue. Lagan S&R is an independent Lifeboat covering the seaward River Lagan and Belfast Lough; It relies on the generosity and support…
![Foyle Search and Rescue Foyle Search and Rescue receives £39000 donation for drones](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IgtbGhU3.A0/s/500/I0000IgtbGhU3.A0.jpg)
Foyle Search & Rescue Upgrades Drone Programme to Include Thermal Imaging Device
14th April 2021 Rescue
Last month Foyle Search and Rescue announced the refresh and upgrade of its drone programme following a £39,000 donation from supporters in the local video games industry. It operates on the River Foyle, which flows through the City of Derry…
![lone yachtsman A lone yachtsman was rescued just outside Kinnego Bay on the southern shore of Lough Neagh](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xuPhsdfH2wI/s/500/I0000xuPhsdfH2wI.jpg)
Lough Neagh Solo Sailor Brought Back to Harbour at Kinnego Bay
12th April 2021 Northern Ireland Waters
Lough Neagh Rescue was paged on the 9th April to the aid of a lone yachtsman whose vessel had engine difficulties just outside Kinnego Bay on the southern shore of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. On scene, the lifeboats found…
![The Eemslift Hendrika moments before a number of its crew jumped from its deck as it listed dangerously to starboard](/media/k2/items/cache/c84a7bc4100dded6ca69d404426ce703_L.jpg)
The crew of a Dutch cargo vessel were rescued by helicopter as their ship developed a heavy list in the Norwegian Sea late on Monday (5 April). Now there are concerns that the Eemslift Hendrika, which remains adrift with its…
![abandoned GP14 The RNLI lifeboats tow the abandoned GP14 dinghy back to shore at Youghal](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000UuUT4VYupu8/s/500/I0000UuUT4VYupu8.jpg)
Multi Rescue Agency Response off Youghal as Sailing Dinghies Capsize – Five People Rescued
6th April 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Volunteer lifeboat crew with Youghal RNLI rescued five people from the water off Capel Island near Knockadoon in the Youghal Bay area this afternoon (Monday 5 April) when the two GP14 sailing dinghies they were in capsized leaving one adult…
![Lough Neagh Rescue Lough Neagh Rescue towed home a 24ft cruiser that had lost power](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002qpAOzvasjk/s/500/I00002qpAOzvasjk.jpg)
Lough Neagh Rescue Tow Powerless Motor Cruiser Back to Ballyronan Marina
5th April 2021 Northern Ireland Waters
Lough Neagh Rescue was called last Friday evening to a 24ft cruiser that had lost power. The vessel was located about 1.5 nautical miles to the east of Ballyronan on the west side of Lough Neagh. Lifeboats were launched and…
![lifeguard The RNLI charity will deliver their usual lifeguard service across the Causeway Coast and in County Down this year](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xkPlv9Rljw8/s/500/I0000xkPlv9Rljw8.jpg)
The RNLI has been working with partners behind the scenes through the challenges of lockdown to recruit, train and prepare their lifeguards for what is expected to be another busy summer on Northern Ireland’s beaches. The charity will deliver their…