Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
#brayairshow – The Irish Coast Guard's Search and Rescue demonstration with Dun Laoghaire RNLI Lifeboat at Sunday's Bray Air Spectacular is captured in this slow motion high definition video by Dylan Murphy. The County Wicklow event was attended by around 85,000 people…
Bundoran RNLI fundraiser and volunteer tractor driver Cormac McGurren got a surprise on his wedding day last Friday (19th July) when, during the best man speech, he was presented with the RNLI Bronze Badge by Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager…
#WaterSafety - Rosslare RNLI has given credit to the quick-thinking member of the public who raised the alarm over what they believed to be a swimmer in difficulty - even though the call-out turned out to be a false alarm.…
#WaterSafety - Rescue call-outs for people swimming in inland waterways have risen more than 100% over the past two months compared to the same period last year, as The Irish Times reports. Coastguard call-outs overall have risen 50 per cent…
#RNLI – Crosshaven's volunteer Crew were Paged at 6pm yesterday evening to a 26' yacht taking on water off Fort Camden. The lone skipper issued a Pan Pan alert after he noticed his bilges filling up with water and his…
A man's been rescued after becoming stuck up to his waist in mud in Rhyl harbour.Holyhead Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was called just before 6am this morning with reports the man was stuck opposite the pontoon in the harbour.The…
#lifeboat – Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat launched this afternoon, Sunday, 21 July, at 17:10 to assist an injured person on board a 42 ft yacht 6 miles south west of Ballycotton. On arrival at the casualty the injured person was transferred…
#Coastguard - The Irish Coast Guard dealt with a lifesaving of a different kind on Friday night (19 July) when one of the crew of the Sligo-based rescue helicopter helped deliver a baby boy. As TheJournal.ie reports, the delivery happened…
#WaterSafety - Four more people have drowned in separate incidents around Ireland as the heatwave continues. As RTÉ News reports, a 24-year-old man died while swimming in the sea near Ardara in Co Donegal yesterday afternoon (20 July). Later, the…
#WaterSafety - Water safety chiefs have yet again underscored the dangers of swimming in unsupervised areas after a teenager drowned in Co Derry yesterday afternoon. The Irish Times reports that the 15-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital by police helicopter…
#coastguard – HM Coastguard has seen a 23% increase in incidents in the past month, as many take the opportunity to enjoy the summer sunshine along the UK coastline. From 15 June to 16 July this year, HM Coastguard dealt with…
#RNLI - A steady stream of people were welcomed by Wicklow RNLI at the lifeboat station's annual open day on Sunday 14 July. Doors opened at 11am and the volunteer lifeboat crew was on hand to give tours of the…
#RNLI - Achill Island RNLI responded to two separate incidents off the Mayo coast last Sunday 14 July. The volunteer lifeboat crew was first requested to launch in the early hours of Sunday morning and again in the evening of…
#watersafety – Limerick City Council is urging members of the public to report damaged, stolen, missing or retrieved ringbuoys after a lifebuoy box and pole were vandalised at Athlunkard Bridge. A member of a local boat club last night reported…
Are you out of your depth when it comes to staying safe? Irish Water Safety is appealing to the public to take the following seven-point approach to safety when enjoying waterways in this good weather, following an analysis of the spate…
#RNLI - Courtmacsherry RNLI assisted two people after their yacht got into difficulty at the weekend. The volunteer lifeboat crew was called out at 5.15pm on Saturday (13 July) to go to the aid of a yacht off Courtmacsherry Harbour in West Cork. …
