Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Wicklow RNLI Lifeboat Respond to Four incidents During 24-Hour Period
9th August 2020 RNLI Lifeboats
Wicklow lifeboat volunteers responded to four incidents during a 24-hour period as the Station resumed crew training over the weekend. The first callout on Saturday afternoon (August 8) and involved both the Inshore and all-weather lifeboat, they diverted from a…
Coastguard units from Coleraine and Ballycastle were tasked to rescue a man in his 70s who had fallen in a cave close to the Giant’s Causeway on Friday (7 August). The casualty had sustained a knee injury and was being…
Two adults and a child were rescued this morning (Sunday 9 August) by Larne RNLI after their small RIB broke down near Magheramore in Co Antrim. The volunteer crew launched the smaller in-shore lifeboat, Terry, at 11.05am and made their…
Baltimore RNLI was called out earlier this evening (Friday 7 August) to provide assistance to a motorboat in difficulty at Sherkin Island, off the coast of west Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 6.50 pm, following…
Long Night At Sea For Arklow Lifeboat Assisting Yacht Troubled In Rough Seas
7th August 2020 RNLI Lifeboats
It was a long night at sea for Arklow RNLI on Tuesday evening (4 August) as its volunteers launched to assist three people on a yacht in difficulty in the Irish Sea some 25 miles off the Co Wicklow town.…
Portaferry RNLI rescued a kayaker who got into difficulty on Strangford Lough on Wednesday night (5 August). The volunteer crew were on the scene with the inshore lifeboat just eight minutes after launch, following an alert from passers-by who heard…
Lough Derg RNLI launched last night (Thursday 6 August) to the aid of four people on a 23ft cruiser aground on rocks in Scarriff Bay. The lifeboat Jean Spier launched at 9.20pm, in fading light with a low mist and…
Geotechnical Survey For Arklow Bank Wind Park Scheduled For Coming Weeks
5th August 2020 Marine Warning
Following the recent deployment of Metocean devices to provide data for the development of the Arklow Bank Wind Park, a geotechnical survey will take place in the same areas of the Irish sea off the Wicklow coast in the coming…
Two people were rescued by Arranmore RNLI’s volunteer crew in Co Donegal after reports of a RIB in difficulty over the weekend. The all-weather lifeboat launched on Saturday (1 August) and headed south to the scene in the Portnoo area,…
DPP Rules Out Criminal Charges in Death of Irish Coast Guard Volunteer Caitriona Lucas
2nd August 2020 Coastguard
The director of public prosecutions (DPP) has decided that no criminal charges should be brought in relation to the death of Irish Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas almost four years ago. As The Sunday Times reports today, her death, the…
Youghal RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged this morning (Sunday 2 August) at 8.03am to help a one-person fishing boat with engine trouble, six miles south of Capel Island off East Cork. Operating safely within the RNLI and Government Covid-19 guidelines,…
Woman Rescued From Water After Fall While Coasteering Near Giant’s Causeway
2nd August 2020 RNLI Lifeboats
Portrush RNLI’s inshore lifeboat launched to the rescue of a 50-year-old woman who fell into the water while with a coasteering group at Dunseverick near the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland yesterday afternoon (Saturday 1 August). The volunteer crew applied…
Wicklow all-weather RNLI lifeboat launched shortly after 12:45 pm today (Saturday 1 August) following a Coast Guard launch request, to assist a 14-metre ketch with four people onboard near Greystones. The drifting yacht was located 30 minutes later by Coxswain…
RNLI stations are reporting a busy season as more people stay at home for holidays due to the Covid-19 restrictions. As The Irish Examiner reports, new standard operating procedures (SOPs) to adhere with Covid-19 public health and safety guidelines have…
Bank Holiday Appeal For Beachgoers To Social Distance & Swim Only Where Lifeguards Are On Duty
1st August 2020 Water Safety
Upon the busiest Bank Holiday weekend of the year, Water Safety Ireland is appealing for people to swim only where lifeguards are present and to adhere to social distancing guidelines at beaches. Water temperature is approaching its highest for the…
Larne RNLI rescued a jet skier who had fallen into the water off the Co Antrim coast and couldn’t get back onto his craft. The volunteer crew launched the in-shore lifeboat Terry just after 8pm on Tuesday evening and reached…
