Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
#watersafety – An Irishman has been appointed Chief Referee for the European lifesaving Championships 2013. Irish competitors and officials are highly respected at the European Surf Lifesaving Championships, an event that tests the endurance of the fittest Lifeguards in Europe.…
Lifeboat Roundup: Windsurfers Rescued In Waterford; Boats Aground in Wexford, Lough Erne
8th April 2013 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - The Dunmore East RNLI lifeboat was tasked yesterday (7 April) to assist two windsurfers in difficulty near Duncannon in Waterford Harbour. In rough conditions yesterday afternoon, with south-east winds force 6/7 blowing, coxswain Pauly Daniels reached the casualties'…
The Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport has accepted all five recommendations from the MCIB report in the 2012 sinking of the Tit Bonhomme trawler published today. The Irish Registered motor fishing vessel "MFV Tit Bonhomme" left Union Hall, Glandore,…
#loughderg – At 3pm yesterday, April 6, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat to launch to assist two people on board their 31ft cruiser, after their boat grounded on rocks by St. David's in Dromineer Bay. SEE VIDEO BELOW The…
#MarineNotice - Further to the recent notice of a 2D seismic survey in the Atlantic waters of the Irish continental shelf, Marine Notice No 14 of 2013 advises mariners of two full 3D seismic surveys in the Celtic Sea off…
#RNLI - Rather than accept gifts for their 50th wedding anniversary, a Portstweart couple have asked their family and friends to make donations to Portrush RNLI. As the Coleraine Times reports, Ewart Toms and his wife - who are well…
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport advises mariners that ENI Ireland BV is scheduled to conduct a 2D seismic survey in the Atlantic waters of the Irish Designated Continental Shelf. The planned…
#RNLI - Enniskillen RNLI at Carrybridge was tasked on Tuesday afternoon (2 April) by Belfast Coastguard to reports of a boat taking on water and sinking on Lough Erne. The lifeboat travelled 4km towards Enniskillen to the last known position of…
#coastguard – A man has been taken to hospital after falling into the water near Portstewart Harbour in Northern Ireland.Belfast Coastguard was contacted by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service just before 5pm this afternoon, telling them a person had fallen…
#RNLI - Newcastle RNLI’s always-on-call lifeboat crew had to abandon their buckets and sponges during a fundraising car wash at the weekend to respond to an emergency at the Co Down town’s harbour. The RNLI volunteers were busily soaping and…
#kayakrescue – Two kayakers, one of whom was rescued from the sea off Rhoscolyn on the Irish Sea yesterday afternoon, have been praised for being well equipped and prepared for emergency situations. Holyhead Coastguard received a 999 call from a…
#Coastguard - A Limavady councillor says two men rescued yesterday from the snow-covered Benevenagh Mountain should be billed for the cost of their "completely idiotic" escapade. The Belfast Telegraph reports that the Irish Coast Guard's Sligo-based Rescue 118 helicopter was…
#MCIB - Investigators have reiterated the importance of water safety measures such as wearing a lifejacket and having a means of alert when on or near the water in the report into the death of a man in Dundalk Harbour…
#WaterSafety - RNLI lifeguards in Northern Ireland are to feature on a new television series on UTV. The Magazine starts on Sunday 7 April at 7.30pm with host Sarah Travers in her home town of Portstewart to introduce viewers to…
#loughdergrnli – This afternoon at the request of Valentia Coast Guard, Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat went to the assistance of two people who were in difficulty after their 25ft cruiser grounded on rocks inside the area known locally as the…
#HowthRNLI - Howth locals Jennifer Murphy and Brendan Mulligan will be taking part in the London to Paris Bike Ride in aid of Howth RNLI. The 377km charity challenge will take place between 23 and 26 August. Riders will depart…
