Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
#rnli – A teenager became very unwell this evening whilst on an angling trip to the Ling Rocks on the south coast. The skipper of the angling boat became concerned as her condition deteriorated and asked Valentia Coast Guard for assistance.…
#helicrash – The RNLI has released video footage (above) and photographs of the Aith Lifeboat crew at the scene of Friday's helicopter wreckage off the West Coast of Shetland as Afloat.ie reported earlier The lifeboat footage taken from onboard cameras…
#RNLI - Galway Bay FM reports that the Aran Islands RNLI lifeboat was tasked to assist a yacht that ran aground off Inis Mór in the Galway Bay island chain yesterday afternoon (23 August). The yacht apparently got into difficulty…
#RNLI - Three bodies have been recovered from the water after a helicopter with 18 people on board crashed in the North Sea last night (Friday 23 August). RNLI lifeboats from Aith and Lerwick in the Shetland Isles have spent…
#watersafety – Irish Water Safety is appealing to the public to stay safe for the remainder of the summer. John Leech, CEO of IWS is pleading with the public to be careful when you go swimming for the remainder of…
#RNLI - Lough Swilly RNLI came to the aid of two fishermen yesterday (22 August) after their open boat was grounded on rocks near Malin Head, as the Irish Independent reports. The Lough Swilly lifeboat was joined by the volunteer…
Five young teenagers were assisted to safety this evening as they were transferring by dinghy from a Yacht to the shore and their engine failed.With 6 knots of an ebbing tide running, the dingy was quickly swept down the East…
#RNLI - Lough Ree RNLI is celebrating its first year in service and is holding an open day on Saturday 31 August for the public to come and see how the station operates. The volunteer crew at the station will…
#RNLI - Wicklow RNLI travelled to Greystones on Sunday afternoon (18 August) for the unveiling of a plaque in memory of RNLI coxswain John Doyle and two members of his family, who lost their lives in 1892. The deceased were…
#rnli – The Baltimore RNLI inshore lifeboat went to the assistance of a motor cruiser whose engine failed near Horse Island in West Cork this afternoon Tuesday 20th August. The alarm was raised at 15:05 and within minutes the lifeboat…
Scottish Local Authorities Have Inconsistent 'Ad Hoc' Approach to Water Safety – RoSPA
20th August 2013 Rescue
#watersafety – In Scotland, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has found Scottish local authorities have an inconsistent "ad hoc" approach to water safety despite a high rate of drownings. A ground-breaking study by the UK's leading…
Enniskillen Lifeboat Crew Hit The Water For Castle Island Charity Swim
19th August 2013 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - Some 46 people completed the 750m course on Lough Erne in the revived Castle Island Charity Swim recently - including three Enniskillen RNLI lifeboat crew in full kit! As reported last month on Afloat.ie, the swim traditionally took…
#RNLI - The RNLI has posted video to YouTube of the Bangor lifeboat crew's rescue of two canoeists from the water at Belfast Lough last Monday 12 August. The two paddlers were reported to be suffering from the cold and…
#lifesaving – Ireland has won a silver and bronze medals in the European Lifesaving Championships in the towns of Noordwijk and Den Haag, Holland. The Team Bronze was won in the Simulated Emergency Rescue Competition by Triona Mc Menamin from…
Were you Rescued in the Last 60 Years By One of the Royal Navy's Helicopters?
16th August 2013 Rescue
#royalnavy – In 1953, the Royal Navy's helicopter search and rescue service was founded, making 2013 its 60th anniversary of saving lives at sea and on land. And it's looking for help from people around the UK and Ireland. To…
#RNLI - Skerries RNLI carried out a search of an area north of Balbriggan on Wednesday night (14 August) after a vessel in the area reported sighting a distress flare. The volunteer crew launched their inshore lifeboat shortly after 9.30pm…
