Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
#Rescue - Lagan Search and Rescue's RIB has been forced out of service after its motor was vandalised, as BelfastLive reports. Over the weekend team members found that a hydraulic ram had been pulled out of the steering system of…
Here's a compilation of rescues by Welsh RNLI lifeboats and lifeguards in 2015 that features rescues on the Irish sea and some close to the Irish coast too. The vid features Llandudno all-weather lifeboat escorting a yacht to safety, RNLI…
Lough Derg RNLI launched following a report of a vessel aground and taking on water at Carrigahorig Bay, at the northern end of Lough Derg yesterday. Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat was requested to launch by Valentia Coast Guard, following a…
Lifeboat crew with Fethard RNLI in Wexford launched yesterday afternoon to assist a kite surfer who had got into difficulty off Duncannon beach in Wexford. The alarm was raised shortly after 2pm when the man could not safely return to…
Report On Trawler Sinking Prompts Call For Safety Basics On Emergency Pumps, Helicopter Rescues
20th January 2016 MCIB
#MCIB - Protocols for SAR helicopter rescues and the use of emergency portable pumps should be included in safety training for fishing vessels. Those were among the recommendations from the Marine Casualty Investigation Board's (MCIB) report on the sinking of…
The RNLI have announced the replacement of the Crosshaven Atlantic 75 class lifeboat “Miss Betty” with the newer and improved Atlantic 85 Class of lifeboat. The new lifeboat is 8.5 metres long with extra load carrying space for stretchers and the…
#Coastguard - Crosshaven Coast Guard were joined by Waterford's SAR helicopter and the local RNLI in the rescue of a man trapped on rocks by the rising tide under a well-known seaside pub in Co Cork last night (Friday 15…
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has advise it has been informed that Kannad Marine, the manufacturer of Kannad SAFELINK EPIRBS, have issued a Global Recall Safety Notice of the following affected EPIRB units: Part No.’s Affected Description Date…
Northern Ireland may be in the depth of winter but the RNLI has already begun its search for new lifeguards to patrol its 10 beaches this summer. The RNLI today launched its 'Best Summer Job' campaign by opening beach lifeguard…
#RNLI - Following the dramatic rescue of a dog who fell from sea cliffs on Howth Head at the weekend comes news from Skerries of another pooch stranded off the shore by high tide yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 12 January). Mollie,…
Waterways Ireland continues to advise caution while extensive flooding continues across all navigations. Advice has also been issued by ESB networks in relation to available clearance under overhead or sunken electricity cables. ESB Networks is warning members of the public…
.@PortrushRNLI receives first call out of 2016 after kayakers get into difficulty: https://t.co/pu7bB615iC pic.twitter.com/7izJiK8PeD
— RNLI (@RNLI) January 11, 2016
#RNLI - Portrush RNLI had their first two callouts of 2016 in quick succession yesterday today (Sunday 10 January). The all-weather lifeboat (ALB) was first launched around 2.30pm following reports of kayakers in difficulty at Kinnego Bay in Donegal. The…
#RNLI - Clifden RNLI's inshore lifeboat Granuaile launched yesterday afternoon (Saturday 9 January) to assist a walker and her six dogs who had been stranded on Omey Island on the Connemara coast by the rapidly incoming tide. The popular walking…
#RNLI - Dunmore East RNLI launched on Friday (8 January) to assist a 50ft fishing vessel with five people on board. The vessel suffered engine failure eight miles from Dunmore East Harbour. Just before 5pm the volunteer lifeboat crew at…
#RNLI - Kilmore Quay RNLI assisted four fishermen to safety in the early hours of this morning (Friday 8 January) after they feared their vessel was in danger from taking on water. The volunteer crew was requested to launch their…
#AnimalRescue - Northern Ireland coastguard teams raced to the aid of a dog trapped on a cliff ledge in Co Down earlier this week. As the Belfast Telegraph reports, eight coastguard volunteers fought their way across boggy ground to reach…
