Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Castletownbere RNLI in west Cork will officially open its new lifeboat station on Saturday, 18 May. Afloat correspondent Tom MacSweeney will declare the new lifeboat building open at a special ceremony beginning at 2.30pm which will include a service of…
#MarineNotice - Cork County Council is due to commence a 15-metre extension of the Town Pier in Kinsale in Co Cork. The works are due to take place from this week till early December 2013, and will comprise the excavation…
#Coastguard - The Irish Coast Guard may lead open-sea searches for American space bosses when manned space flights resume, according to the Irish Examiner. Coastguard chiefs have reportedly been in informal discussions with a senior official from Nasa regarding search…
#RNLI - Two volunteer crew members from Kinsale RNLI came to the rescue of a husky dog who had a dramatic fall off a cliff near the Co Cork village recently. Koda, a pedigree husky, was inspecting the coastline around…
Fishing Vessel Owners Plead Guilty to Failing to Ensure Crew Held Appropriate Safety Certs
8th May 2013 Coastguard
During a fishing trip in the Irish Sea on 27th January 2012, the United Kingdom registered fishing vessel Zenith, port letters B470 was hauling nets, when Andrius Kalinda (now known to be Nikolai Nedoliz) fell into the sea and was…
#rnli – President Michael D. Higgins, paid a special call to Courtmacsherry RNLI lifeboat station during an official visit to the Cork harbour village over the bank holiday weekend. The President was accompanied by his wife Sabina and the couple…
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that umbilical installation and associated works between the Corrib Gas Field and the mainland and Broad Haven Bay in Co Mayo will commence tomorrow…
#RNLI - Portaferry RNLI is looking for new volunteer crew members to join its search and rescue service in Co Down. The station currently has 17 lifeboat and two shore crew to cover its inshore service on Strangford Lough but…
#RNLI - Kilrush RNLI lifeboat station was put on standby on Monday 29 April for an aircraft with engine trouble, and later called to a person who drove into the water. At 2pm on Monday the Irish Coast Guard at Shannon…
#MarineNotice - The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) has issued a Marine Notice advising that a hydrographic and geophysical survey operation is taking place off the south coast till 4 June. The RV Celtic Voyager (Call sign EIQN)…
The Norwegian coastguard have taken over the hunt for a missing Dutch sailing ship which has vanished with a crew of three on board. The Warnow was apparently heading for Norway from Scotland and should have arrived on April 22…
There are 140 drownings in Ireland every year - that's more than five per fortnight. As we approach the May Bank Holiday weekend, water safety should be prioritised by anyone coming close to coastline or inland waterways and when pursuing…
#RNLI - Lough Derg RNLI in Tipperary had a celebration for Nick Theato earlier this month as he handed over the role of treasurer to Caleb Clarke. On Thursday 14 April, Theato brought his wife Mary and three of his…
Three divers were brought to safety this afternoon after they lost contact with their dive boat and were reported overdue. The men were brought to safety by volunteer lifeboat crew with Kilmore Quay RNLI. The divers were over an hour…
A life-jacket is a Personal Flotation Devices (PFD's) and is a statutory requirement for pleasure craft in Ireland. There must be suitable PFDs for everyone on board any pleasure craft and must be worn in the following situations: 1. By anyone…
#Rescue - Emergency workers with Irish heritage from all over the world are being invited to celebrate Heroes Week in Tralee this June. As part of The Gathering 2013 initiative, the chiefs of Co Kerry's emergency services will welcome first…
