Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Boaters Reminded of Importance of Code of Practice for Recreational Craft
25th June 2021 Water Safety
As the summer boating season approaches its height, the Department of Transport has issued a reminder to all masters, owners and users of pleasure vessels and recreational craft to familiarise themselves with the Code of Practice for the Safe Operation…
A new inshore Atlantic 85 class lifeboat has officially gone on service at Union Hall RNLI in in West Cork. The lifeboat, which arrived at the lifeboat station last week, replaces the last Atlantic 75 in Ireland, Margaret Bench of…
Lough Derg RNLI launched yesterday afternoon (Thursday 24 June) to assist a family of five on a 30ft cruiser in difficulty by navigation mark G on the eastern shore of the lough. At 2.20pm the inshore lifeboat Jean Spier launched…
In the early evening of last Sunday (20th June) Lough Neagh rescue was tasked to a broken down motorboat with two children, three adults and a dog on board. The vessel had been making its way from Battery Harbour on…
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Lough Ree RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew this afternoon (Thursday 24 June) brought six people to safety after it responded to a call out to a cruiser that was taking on water and listing badly north of Hare Island. Tasked by…
Lough Derg RNLI launched to assist 12 people on a 52ft cruiser aground inside the Goat Road at navigation mark E on the eastern shore of Lough Derg. At 6.15pm on Tuesday evening (22 June), Valentia Coast Guard called on…
Training for New Union Hall RNLI Recruit Turns Into Callout as Lifeboat Aids Two on Yacht in Difficulty
23rd June 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Union Hall RNLI’s latest volunteer got more than he expected last night (Tuesday 22 June) after the lifeboat crew were called to assist two people on a yacht with mechanical difficulties off Toe Head in West Cork. The lifeboat, helmed…
International Women in Engineering Day IMRF Marks with STEM Toolkit for Maritime SAR
23rd June 2021 Rescue
Today is International Women in Engineering Day and to mark this important date the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has launched a range of resources to inspire the next generation of women to get involved in maritime search and rescue…
RNLI Lifeguards in Northern Ireland Rescue 3,701 People in a Decade of Patrolling Beaches
23rd June 2021 Northern Ireland Waters
The RNLI in Northern Ireland has reached 10 years of delivering a world-class lifeguard service to coastal communities and their visitors along the Causeway Coast and in County Down. From this Saturday, 26 June, RNLI lifeguards will provide a full-time…
Bangor Coastguard Rescue Team didn't have far to travel to answer a report today (21st June) of a vessel aground on the rocks at Brompton on the opposite side of Bangor Bay from the Belfast Lough station. Winds were strong…
Portrush RNLI Launches to Reports of Injured Teenager Near Ballintoy Harbour
20th June 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Portrush RNLI on Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coast was requested to launch by Belfast Coastguard yesterday morning (Saturday 19 June) at 11.52am to reports of an injured teenager near Ballintoy. Both the inshore and all-weather lifeboats were requested to launch as…
Yacht off Greystones With Fouled Propellor Brought to Safety by Wicklow RNLI
20th June 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Shortly after 11 pm this Saturday evening, Wicklow RNLI volunteers were assembling at the lifeboat Station following a Coast Guard pager alert. Ten minutes later at 11:13 pm Wicklow RNLI all-weather lifeboat slipped its moorings at the south quay and…
Multi-Agency Call for ‘Shared Water Space’: Be Safe by Being Mindful of Other Water Users
19th June 2021 Water Safety
The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland, Irish Sailing and RNLI have thanked the public for the positive response to a recent appeal to users of jet skis to respect the safety and wellbeing of other water users by remaining…
As the summer months approach, Bundoran RNLI is calling on everyone looking forward to a boat trip at sea to plan ahead so they can enjoy their day safely. The plea comes after a group of people whose boat had…
Ballyglass RNLI & Belmullet Tidal Pool Swimmers Win Mayday Golden Welly Award
19th June 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Ballyglass RNLI and Belmullet Tidal Pool Swimmers in north-west Co Mayo have won a Golden Welly for their recent fundraising efforts for the charity that saves lives at sea. The RNLI award for Best Community Partnership Fundraiser, which is one…
Lough Derg RNLI launched on Thursday afternoon (17 June) to assist two people on a 28ft cruiser aground inside the G navigation mark, north of Drominagh Point on Lough Derg. The inshore lifeboat Jean Spicer arrived on scene at 12.50pm,…
