Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
A swimmer rescued off Dalkey yesterday afternoon (Thursday 3 June) has died in hospital, as TheJournal.ie reports. It’s understood the deceased, a man in his 20s, had been swimming at the Vico Baths below Hawk Cliff when he got into…
Baltimore RNLI was called out to provide a medical evacuation yesterday afternoon from Sherkin Island off the coast of Baltimore, West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew, under Coxswain Aidan Bushe, launched their all-weather lifeboat at 4.46 pm, following a request…
Portrush Lifeboat Launches to Paddle Boarders In Difficulty Off Ramore Head
3rd June 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Portrush RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat was launched this afternoon (Thursday 3 June) to reports of stand-up paddle boarders in difficulty off Ramore Head. Due to the fact that the crew had already assembled for some training, they were able to launch…
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…
Crosshaven RNLI lifeboat was paged at 2.10 am and launched at 2.30 am this morning to a vessel broken down between Myrtleville and Fountainstown off Cork Harbour. Initially, the position was given as 2 miles East of Myrtleville. The volunteer…
Irish beaches need full weekend lifeguard service at the very least this summer, a Co Clare surfing instructor says. Lahinch-based Ben Bennett told RTÉ’s Claire Byrne that lifeguard cover on Ireland’s coastal beaches lags behind that in the Frame and…
After 35 years of dedicated service, Aran Islands RNLI mechanic Johnny Mulkerrin retires today. Johnny is one of Aran Islands RNLI’s longest-serving crew members having first joined the volunteer crew in 1984, as soon as he turned 17. His early…
At 6.30 pm on Saturday 29 May, Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat, Douglas Euan & Kay Richards was launched to a vessel with two people on board, which had run aground approx. 1 mile North East of Tiraroe public jetty. Winds…
Last Sunday morning members of the Lough Derg RNLI Fundraising committee and the Lifeboat station welcomed Joe Barry, uilleann piper and writer, to the Station. A long time supporter of the RNLI, Joe presented a cheque for €2,600, proceeds from…
In two separate incidents, the Lough Ree RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew came to the assistance of six people at Gailey Bay and Nuns Island over the weekend. At 6 pm on Saturday (29 May) the Lough Ree RNLI volunteer lifeboat…
Portrush RNLI on Northern Ireland’s North Coast launched to two shouts yesterday (Sunday 30 May) in a busy start to the spring bank holiday weekend. The inshore lifeboat was first requested to launch by Belfast Coastguard at 5.33pm yesterday evening…
Portaferry RNLI launched to the aid of a person who had fallen at Ardglass Harbour, on Northern Ireland’s east coast, early yesterday morning (Sunday 30 May). Pagers sounded for the volunteer lifeboat crew at 6:54am after HM Coastguard requested the…
A family of six had a close call when one of their Kayaks capsized in Cork Harbour. The double kayak capsized after being hit by the wake of a passing vessel throwing the father and his 4-year-old son into the…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI Lifeboat Assist Person with a Suspected Broken Leg
30th May 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
A Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI volunteer crew of three assisted a person on Saturday evening with a suspected broken leg near Whiterock beach in Killiney. The volunteer lifeboat crew were contacted by the Coast Guard after a request from its…
Pagers sounded for Largs RNLI’s volunteers yesterday afternoon (Thursday 27 May) after reports over VHF radio of a vessel on fire off Inverkip, on the Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. The inshore lifeboat made best speed to the scene…
The Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee has heard that the Irish Coast Guard’s rescue helicopter service costs the state around €60 million annually. An initial 10-year contract with CHC Ireland to provide services with Sikorsky S-92 helicopters from four bases began…
