Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
#MCIB - Unnoticed flooding of their boat caused a trio of anglers from Portadown to go overboard near Hodson Bay on the Shannon Navigation last year, taking two lives. That's according to the report into the incident by the Marine…
#RNLI - Skerries RNLI was busy over the Bank Holiday weekend with callouts on Saturday 1 and Monday 3 August - plus a visit to Rush for the annual blessing of the boat in between. Shortly after midnight on Saturday,…
Arklow Lifeboat Assists Four On Drifting Vessel During Maritime Festival
5th August 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - Arklow RNLI assisted four people after their vessel suffered engine failure on Sunday (2 August) during the Wicklow town's maritime festival. Pagers sounded during the busiest part of the Arklow Maritime Festival and just prior to a rescue exercise…
#rnli – Howth RNLI launched both the All Weather Lifeboat and Inshore Lifeboat yesterday to reports of a sailing yacht with two men and two women aboard aground at the entrance to Malahide estuary.The all weather lifeboat was on scene…
Portrush Lifeboats Launched To Dinghy In Difficulty, Overturned Catamaran
3rd August 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - Portrush RNLI's inshore lifeboat was launched yesterday (Sunday 2 August) to reports of a dinghy in difficulty at Portballintrae in Co Antrim. Conditions were good, with a stiff offshore wind and a relatively calm sea. The inshore lifeboat crew quickly…
#RNLI - Three young adults had a lucky escape last night (Sunday 2 August) after their boat capsized off Calf Island at the northern end of Strangford Lough. The three had been out on an 11ft Dory when it broke…
Newcastle RNLI Launches in the Early Hours to Sinking Fishing Vessel off Ardglass
29th July 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
#lifeboat – Lifeboat crew at Newcastle RNLI were called out in the early hours of this morning Wednesday (29July) after a MAYDAY call was received from a fishing boat that was believed to have been involved in a collision with…
Portrush, Arranmore Lifeboats Tow Fishing Boats To Safety In Separate Callouts
29th July 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - RNLI lifeboats from Portrush in north Antrim and Arranmore in Donegal were launched yesterday evening (Tuesday 28 July) on separate callouts to assist fishing boats in difficult. The Portrush all-weather lifeboat was launched at 6pm to reports of…
Rosslare RNLI Launched After Large Yacht Becomes Entangled in Lobster Pots
29th July 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
#rnli – Lifeboat crew with Rosslare RNLI launched yesterday afternoon to a 42ft yacht with two people onboard after the vessel became entangled in lobster pots close to Carnsore Point. Conditions this afternoon were described as showery with a south…
#RNLI - Clifden RNLI was busy at the weekend with two callouts in quick succession in the early hours of Sunday morning (26 July). The volunteer lifeboat crew was first alerted at midnight to a 29ft yacht reported adrift in…
#loughderglifeboat – Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist eight people on board a 38ft cruiser aground near Dromane on the County Clare shore At 11.35am today, July 26, Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched following a request from Valentia Coast…
#RNLI - Following Thursday's callout to a yacht with engine trouble off Greystones, Wicklow RNLI's all-weather lifeboat launched at 3.45pm yesterday afternoon (Friday 24 July) to a Swedish registered yacht with a rope-fouled propeller, 10 miles north-east of Wicklow Harbour.…
#RNLI - Volunteers from Lough Ree RNLI assisted a family of four last week after the cruiser they were in ran aground. The crew was requested to launch their inshore lifeboat at 11.30am on Thursday 16 July following a report that…
#rnli – Lifeboat crew with Larne RNLI took their new D class lifeboat out on its first exercise to Brown's Bay last night (Thursday 23 July) following its arrival at the station. The lifeboat is to be named Terry and…
#RNLI - Wicklow RNLI's all-weather lifeboat launched at 6.40pm yesterday evening (Thursday 23 July) to assist a yacht with mechanical problems. The 34ft English-registered yacht was on its way to Greystones at the time when the engine began overheating, requiring…
#Coastguard - The body of a man seen falling from the Cliffs of Moher has been recovered off Co Clare, as the Irish Examiner reports. Air and sea coastguard teams from Sligo and Doolin located the body of the man soon…
