Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
#Rescue - The Irish Times reports on the rescue of five fishermen of West Cork this morning (21 February) after their fishing trawler was stranded in strong coastal winds. RNLI Castletownbere's lifeboat crew responded to the trawler Anders Nees after…
Skerries RNLI Crew Shadows Ambulance Teams in Unique Learning Experience
20th February 2013 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - Skerries RNLI volunteer crew recently undertook an exercise the likes of which they had not done before - shadowing a local ambulance team to observe how they respond to emergencies. Philip Ferguson, a Skerries RNLI crew member, is…
#MCIB - "Serious weaknesses" in navigational procedures and practices led to the grounding of a passenger boat at Roonagh Pier in Co Mayo last winter, according to the official report into the incident. The inter-island passenger ferry Pirate Queen -…
#RNLI - Portrush RNLI has rescued a kayaker who got into difficulty off the Co Antrim coast. The volunteer lifeboat crew had an early call out on Sunday morning (17 February) to the kayaker who got into trouble on the…
#Coastguard - The Irish Coast Guard is collaborating on a new system of marine monitoring in the hopes of detecting a dead ship that may threaten to run aground on Ireland's shores. The Newfoundland Shipping News blog details how the…
#rnli – Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat was launched to assist two Kayakers in difficulty in near gale winds at Terryglass at the northern end of Lough Derg. Yesterday afternoon Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was launched at the request of Valentia Coast…
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the DTTAS concerns the scheduled recommencing of a 3D seismic survey over the Corrib Gas Field by Shell E&P Ireland Ltd. Some 40% of the survey was completed in 2012, and the remaining…
#MCIB - A man who lost his arm when he fell overboard from his boat in Cork Harbour last summer could have avoided the accident if he had followed essential safety precautions, according to the official report into the incident.…
#Coastguard - The Irish Times reports that a fisherman has died after sustaining head injuries in an incident off the Old Head of Kinsale last night. The man, one of three crew on the West Cork-based fishing trawler Liberty, is…
#MCIB - The dangers of performing maintenance tasks on boats while machinery is running have been highlighted in the official investigation into an accident on a fishing vessel off Erris Head in Co Mayo last year. The skipper of the…
Baltimore Lifeboat Returns to Base After Unsuccessful Search for Missing Fisherman
12th February 2013 RNLI Lifeboats
#rnli – Baltimore RNLI Lifeboat launched at 05:20 this morning 12 Feb 2013 to participate in a search for a missing Spanish fisherman. The Alan Massey, proceeded to an area 20 miles SW of Mizen Head in West Cork. Alongside…
#Coastguard - The Irish Coast Guard's Rescue 115 helicopter was tasked overnight to search for a missing Spanish fisherman who fell overboard from his fishing trawler off the southwest coast in the early hours of this morning. 98FM is reporting…
#Safety - Two recent crushing accidents in the UK and Australia have restated the need for vigilance at the waterside even when boats are moored. Yachting & Boating World reported last month on a port worker at Denton Wharf in…
#RNLI - The RNLI is currently recruiting lifeguards to work on 10 Northern Ireland beaches for the forthcoming season including seven beaches along the Causeway Coast. The successful candidates will become part of the RNLI’s beach lifeguard team who will…
#RNLI - The volunteer lifeboat crew with Rosslare Harbour RNLI launched at 10.30am on Wednesday morning (6 February) to a fishing vessel drifting dangerously close to the shore in a force 8 gale (see video below). The vessel was located…
#rnli – Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was launched at the request of Valentia Coast Guard to investigate whether anyone was in difficulty on the lake, after they were informed that three sustained blasts from a whistle were heard from shore…
