Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Are you a good communicator and willing to engage with the media? If so, Dunmore East RNLI may have just the volunteer role for you. The Co Waterford station is currently recruiting for the position of volunteer lifeboat press officer.…
End of an Era as Clogherhead RNLI Mechanic ‘Pops’ Retires After Four Decades Saving Lives at Sea
5th March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
It is the end of an era at Clogherhead RNLI as long-serving lifeboat crewmember and station mechanic, Padraig Rath, affectionally known as ‘Pops’ has handed in his pager and officially retired from saving lives at sea this week. After four…
Volunteers at Newcastle RNLI rescued a swimmer who got into difficulty in rough seas close to the Co Down harbour this morning (Wednesday 2 March). Two volunteers and three visiting staff members were working at the lifeboat station when shortly…
Clogherhead RNLI Lifeboat Call Out to Fishing Vessel with Mechanical Problems
2nd March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Lifeboat crew with Clogherhead RNLI had an early morning call out today (Wednesday 2 March) when they were requested to launch by Dublin Coast Guard to a 16m fishing vessel with five people onboard, that had suffered machinery issues a…
Irish Coast Guard Volunteer & Musician Davy Spillane Settles High Court Case
1st March 2022 Coastguard
Musician and Doolin Coast Guard volunteer Davy Spillane has settled High Court proceedings pursued against the Minister for Transport and the Irish Coast Guard. The case arose after the death of Spillane’s Doolin Coast Guard colleague and friend Caitriona Lucas…
The volunteer lifeboat crews of Carrybridge and Enniskillen RNLI were recently delighted to receive a donation of £1,600 raised at a special event that crossed swimming with mindfulness. ‘Wild and Free at the Sea’ was held by Dips N Hips…
The Chief Executive of Water Safety Ireland, the State organisation headquartered in Galway, has retired. John Leech had been CEO for 21 years. “When I joined the organisation the 10-year annual average of fatal drownings was 185, today it is…
Donegal Skipper May Have Become Ill or Got Trapped Below in his Own Fishing Vessel, MCIB Report Says
25th February 2022 MCIB
A 75-year old skipper may have become ill or got trapped in his own fishing vessel when finishing a day’s work close to the Donegal coast, according to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB). The MCIB report into the death…
Aran Islands RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to launch just after midnight this morning (Wednesday 22 February) for a medevac for a patient on Inis Mór in need of further medical attention. The Severn class lifeboat launched under coxswain John…
Clifden Lifeboat Carries Out Search in Extreme Wind and High Seas for Emergency Signal
23rd February 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
The volunteer crew of Clifden RNLI were requested to conduct a search operation in response to an EPIRB signal eight miles west of the Connemara town in what was one of their “most challenging” callouts in some time. EPIRB is…
New Shop Volunteers Needed to Help at Donaghadee RNLI and Stations Across Island of Ireland
21st February 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
The RNLI is looking for new shop volunteers to join its lifesaving team at Donaghadee RNLI in Co Down — and stations across the island of Ireland. Just like the charity’s lifeboats, the RNLI’s retail team need a dedicated volunteer…
The international Inter-Service Regatta, the Beaufort Cup, will be held during Volvo Cork Week, including an overnight race around the Fastnet Rock. The third edition of the Cup organised by the Royal Cork Yacht Club will include a 'wealth of…
Spanish Fisherman Lost off Canada Had Been Sole Survivor in Previous Sinking off Irish West Coast
17th February 2022 Fishing
One of the 21 fishermen feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel sank off the Newfoundland coast this week was the sole survivor of a dramatic rescue two decades ago off the Irish west coast. Ricardo Arias Garcia was winched…
RNLI Offers Coastal Safety Advice Ahead of Back-to-Back Storm Warnings
15th February 2022 Water Safety
With both Met Éireann and the UK’s Met Office predicting disruptive weather this week due to back-to-back storms, the RNLI has urged the public to be careful at the coast. The charity that saves lives at sea is encouraging people…
Safer Waters Provides Rescue Service for Sailing, Swimming, Paddle Boarding & Windsurfing Events in Northern Ireland
13th February 2022 Rescue
Safer Waters is a unique service in Northern Ireland, established in 2020 to provide a Safety Boat service for water-based community events. The service is there to support events such as Sailing, Swimming, Paddle Boarding and Windsurfing that have no…
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat Launches to Investigate Kayaker in Difficulty Report
12th February 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
On Sunday afternoon, 12 February, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch to investigate a report from a member of the public that a kayaker was in difficulty by Navigation Mark J, at the northern end of…
