Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Inquest To Be Adjourned into Irish Coast Guard Volunteer Caitriona Lucas's Death
12th April 2023 Coastguard
An inquest into the death of Irish Coast Guard volunteer Caitriona Lucas is expected to be adjourned today (April 12), following an application by legal representatives for the Lucas family for a number of witnesses and documentation. Lawyers for Ms…
Seafarers Reminded of Responsibilities to Avoid Serious Injuries Onboard Vessels
11th April 2023 Water Safety
Vessel owners and operators, masters, skippers, fishers and seafarers are reminded of their responsibilities in relation to carrying out routine tasks and maintenance on board their vessels. The advice from the Department of Transport comes on the foot of two…
The RNLI is reminding those visiting the coast to be aware of the dangers with weather warnings in place for large parts of Ireland and the UK. The Met Office and Met Éireann are forecasting winds could reach 100kmh or…
Back-to-Back Callouts for Lough Derg Lifeboat to Boat Adrift and Kayaker in Difficulty
10th April 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
In two back-to-back callouts on Easter Bank Holiday Monday (10 April), Lough Derg RNLI launched to search for a possible missing person and to assist a kayaker in difficulty in the water. At 10.28am, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg…
Modifying vessels, including making changes to a vessel’s engine, without proper evaluation of the consequences, is very dangerous, the Marine Casualty Investigation Board has warned. It has urged the Minister for Transport to introduce rules for open commercial fishing boats,…
Courtown RNLI Rescues Dog after it Becomes Stuck on Rocks at Ardamine Church
6th April 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Courtown RNLI rescued a dog this afternoon after it got separated from its owner and got stuck on rocks below Ardamine Church. The volunteer crew were requested by the Irish Coast Guard to launch their inshore lifeboat at approximately 2…
Easter Weekend Prompts Joint Water Safety Appeal from the Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland
6th April 2023 Water Safety
This Easter bank holiday weekend, the Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland have issued a joint water safety appeal asking people to take some basic precautions to stay safe when they visit the coast or participate in water activities,…
RNLI Lifeguards Set to Return to Causeway Coast for Easter Weekend
5th April 2023 Northern Ireland Waters
Lifeguards from the RNLI return to beaches in Northern Ireland this week as the charity, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and National Trust prepare and get ready for another busy season. From this Good Friday (7 April) through to…
Promoted
The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG), a Division of the Department of Transport, currently has a vacancy for a Health and Safety Officer. Reporting directly to the Head of the Safety and Quality Compliance Section of the Irish Coast Guard, the…
Skerries Lifeboat Responds to Reports of Person in Distress in the Water
28th March 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Skerries RNLI responded on Sunday evening (26 March) to reports that there was possibly a person in distress in the water off the south strand in Skerries. Dublin Coast Guard tasked the lifeboat volunteers in Skerries shortly before 8pm after…
Getting Wicklow RNLI lifeboat to a casualty and getting them home is the basis of what Lifeboat volunteers do, but when there is an ill or injured person to care for, what kind of training do RNLI have for that?…
Marine Casualty Investigation Board Warns About Auxiliary Engines on Racing Yacht
23rd March 2023 MCIB
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board has recommended that the Minister for Transport should amend or update the Code of Practice for the Safe Operation of Recreational Craft to advise owners to ensure that auxiliary engines fitted to racing yachts provide…
High astronomical spring tides this week have prompted Galway City Council to issue a warning about localised flooding. The city council says it is likely that some wave overtopping may occur at Salthill on Wednesday and Thursday (March 22nd and…
The volunteer crew at Clifden RNLI were called out on Sunday 19 March to assist a vessel suffering mechanical failure near the island of Inishturk in Co Galway. At noon the Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat launched under the command of…
Lough Ree RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew responded to a call for assistance to two fishermen in a lake boat who got into difficulties on the River Shannon in Athlone yesterday afternoon (Saturday 18 March). Responding to a request from the…
Forty people were rescued after a passenger vessel ran aground in Lough Derg on Saturday afternoon (18 March). Lough Derg RNLI’s inshore lifeboat was dispatched to the scene where the 40ft passenger vessel was aground on a rocky shoal off…
