Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
The RNLI in Carrybridge and Enniskillen on Lough Erne received a donation of £1500 from Wild Blue Green Yonder following a charity swim around Castle Island in Enniskillen. The swim was held in September as part of the Festival Lough Erne…
Changing of the Guard at Bundoran RNLI as Captain Tony McGowan Retires
5th April 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
There is a changing of the guard at Bundoran RNLI as the station’s lifeboat operations manager Captain Hugh Anthony McGowan — known to all as Tony — has stood down after three decades involved in saving lives at sea in…
Larne RNLI on Northern Ireland’s East Antrim coast launched to the aid of a man yesterday (Sunday 3 April) after his boat ran aground. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their inshore lifeboat by Belfast Coastguard following reports that…
On Friday last (April 1) the volunteer crew at Lough Ree RNLI performed the first-ever launch of the charity’s lifeboat ‘Tara Scougall’ from its newly commissioned boathouse at Coosan Point, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Launched just before 5 pm the volunteer…
Portrush Lifeboat Launches to Dog That Fell From Cliff Near Giant’s Causeway
28th March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Portrush RNLI was requested to launch by Belfast Coastguard shortly after 9am yesterday morning (Sunday 27 March) to assist with the search for a dog that had fallen off cliffs at Port Coon near the Giant’s Causeway. The owner and…
Union Hall RNLI Launch to a Speedboat in Difficulty in Glandore Harbour
27th March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Union Hall RNLI in West Cork launched to a speedboat in difficulty in Glandore Harbour on Saturday, March 2th. The 16-foot speedboat with three persons on board had lost power between Adam and Eve at the entrance to Glandore harbour.…
Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Crew Rescue Dog Stuck in Breakwater Rocks After Fall From Pier
26th March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Dun Laoghaire RNLI’s volunteers rescued a dog after he fell off Dun Laoghaire’s eastern marina pier into the rocky breakwater below. Thor’s owners were enjoying a sunny morning stroll on Thursday (24 March) when the five-year-old black labrador unexpectedly thundered…
‘Countrywide Support’ for Lough Derg RNLI’s Fundraising Cycle This May
25th March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Lough Derg RNLI’s Fundraising Branch has revealed more details of its first ‘Lap the Lake’ charity cycle this May. And its chair Niamh McCutcheon says the lifeboat station’s biggest fundraiser undertaking to date is being “widely supported around the country”…
Lagan Search and Rescue is looking for new team members. Based out of Belfast Harbour and Lough, Lagan SAR operates an Independent Lifeboat, Type B Flood Team, Quayside Response, and Rescue Swimmer Corps. The crew is made up of dedicated…
Arklow RNLI came to the aid of two people yesterday (Monday 21 March) following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to assist a vessel which had lost propulsion. Within minutes, the volunteer crew were aboard the all-weather lifeboat Ger…
Two Call Outs for Lough Ree RNLI Volunteer Crew on Busy Holiday Weekend
21st March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
The first public holiday weekend of the year saw Lough Ree RNLI lifeboat volunteer crew respond to two call-outs and come to the aid of four people stranded on the lake. On St. Patrick’s Day (Thursday 17 March) the crew…
Clifden Lifeboat Launches to Three Teen Kayakers in Difficulty Near Letterfrack
21st March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Clifden RNLI’s volunteer crew were called out at the weekend following reports of three teenage kayakers having drifted from the shore in Ballinakill Bay, near Letterfrack in Connemara. The Shannon class all-weather lifeboat was launched at 4.20pm on Saturday afternoon…
Bill to Support Governance and Independence of Marine Casualty Investigation Board Goes Before Seanad
15th March 2022 MCIB
A new bill with amendments to the law that established the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) will support its independence, the Transport Minister has said. Minister Eamon Ryan last week introduced to the Seanad the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine…
The crew of Howth RNLI launched both their Inshore and All-Weather lifeboats today (Sunday 13 March) to reports of six kayakers in difficulty off the coast of Malahide with one person having capsized and struggling in the water. Howth inshore…
A volunteer crew member from Carrybridge Lifeboat Station successfully completed the rigorous RNLI helm assessment this past Wednesday 9 March. Twenty-nine-year-old Kyle Boyd works for Openreach and has spent a lifetime on Upper and Lower Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh,…
Castletownbere RNLI was launched last night (Wednesday 09 March 2022) just after 22:00 to go to the assistance of a crewman onboard the Irish Navy vessel L.E. George Bernard Shaw who had become injured during sea exercises off the coast…
