Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Volunteer lifeboat crew at Fethard RNLI were requested to launch their lifeboat by the Irish Coast Guard on Sunday afternoon (1 May) at 3pm, to the aid of four people on board a yacht south of Duncannon Fort in the…
Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch to assist a lone skipper on a 25ft yacht aground at Ryan’s Point on the eastern shore of Lough Derg on Sunday at 4.47 pm. The wind was westerly, Force 2/3.…
Dun Laoghaire Senator Calls for More Transparent and Accountable Marine Casualty Investigation Board
30th April 2022 MCIB
Dun Laoghaire senator Victor Boyhan has called for a more transparent and accountable Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB). He has also called for a new mechanism to appoint members to the MCIB board. Speaking during a debate on the Merchant…
Calls for Greater Public Awareness of Tidal Risks After Three Rescued Off Sandymount
28th April 2022 Water Safety
Calls have been made for greater public awareness over the risks of incoming tides after three people were rescued off Sandymount earlier this week. A multi-agency response involving Dun Laoghaire RNLI and the Irish Coast Guard’s Dublin-based helicopter Rescue 116…
Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland May Bank Holiday Water Safety Appeal
28th April 2022 Coastguard
In the lead up to the May bank holiday weekend, the Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland have issued a joint water safety appeal, asking people to take some basic steps to stay safe, as incidents continue to occur…
Clifden Lifeboat Joins Multi-Agency Response to Casualty Injured in Fall From Quayside
27th April 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Clifden RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew joined in a multi-agency response to an incident at Clifden Quay yesterday (Tuesday 26 April) where a casualty was injured in a fall from the quayside onto a boat some 15-20ft below. Mechanic Joe Acton…
Howth RNLI’s Volunteer Lifeboat Crew Join the Circus for Mayday Fundraiser
27th April 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
The lifeboat crew at Howth RNLI are joining the circus for one night only to kick start their Mayday campaign to raise funds for the RNLI. Circus Gerbola, which is running at Howth Castle until 2 May is holding a…
Skerries RNLI were tasked shortly before 11am yesterday morning (Monday 25 April) following a 999 call to Dublin Coast Guard from two kayakers who were stranded on Shenick Island off the North Co Dublin town. The Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat…
The King Sitric Seafood Bar raised €35,634 over the past four years for the RNLI as part of the charity’s Fish Supper campaign. Head of Engagement for the RNLI, Pete Emmett visited Howth to present a plaque and a letter…
Warning for Irish Sea Mariners Over Live Firing Exercises at Gormanston
25th April 2022 Marine Warning
The Air Corps advises that it will conduct air-to-ground and air-to-air firing exercises in the Gormanston D1 Air Range in Co Meath this week. Mariners in the Irish Sea off Co Meath are given due warning that live firing will take place…
RNLI Lifesavers Reunite with Kayaker They Rescued as Charity issues Mayday Call for Fundraising Appeal
25th April 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
To help launch this year’s Mayday Mile fundraiser for the RNLI, a lone kayaker who got into difficulty off Clogherhead in County Louth last month, returned to visit the lifeboat crew who saved his life when he capsized in a…
From Good Friday (15 April) until the weekend just passed the volunteer crew at Lough Ree RNLI came to the assistance of 17 people who encountered difficulties on and around the lake. Four of the call-outs were to cruisers which…
Union Hall RNLI Launch to a Vessel in Difficulty East of Galley Head in West Cork
25th April 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
The volunteer Union Hall RNLI crew in West Cork were requested to launch their inshore Atlantic 85 lifeboat Christine and Raymond Fielding, by the Irish Coast Guard at 7.56 pm on Sunday 24th April to a 33-foot vessel with two persons…
Tramore RNLI were on a training exercise on Saturday afternoon (23 April) when they were tasked by MRCC and redirected to assist a group of kayakers in difficulty. Upon arrival at the scene minutes later, the crew learned that the…
Kilmore Quay RNLI launched on Friday evening (22 April) to assist a yacht with an injured crew member 20 miles off the Wexford coast. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their all-weather Tamar class lifeboat, Killarney, by the Irish…
Be a Lifesaver and Support the Achill Island Lifeboat Crew’s Mayday Mile
22nd April 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Usually, it’s the lifesavers of the RNLI who answer Mayday calls – it’s the most serious call for help. But this May, they need the public’s help. The charity is calling on the people of Achill and its diaspora to…
