Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Kilmore Quay RNLI last night came to the aid of an injured fisherman on board a fishing vessel 33 nautical miles south of Kilmore Quay. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their all-weather Tamar class lifeboat Killarney by the…
MCIB Criticises "General Safety Environment" Around Paddlesports in Mulroy Bay Report
19th May 2023 MCIB
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has criticised the “general safety environment around paddlesports in Ireland” which it has identified as a “systemic factor” in a serious incident involving kayakers in Donegal’s Mulroy Bay last year. A group of six…
Bangor RNLI crew launched their lifeboat yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, 17 May) when a man fishing in a motor vessel became stranded after his engine failed at Briggs Buoy in Groomsport. The inshore lifeboat was launched at 1.36 pm with Helm…
Aran Islands RNLI Lifeboat launched last night (Tuesday, 16 May) to reports of kayakers in difficulty half a mile off Kilronan Pier. A member of the public raised the alarm after seeing them in trouble, and Shannon Coast Guard requested…
Achill Island RNLI Assist Two People Adrift on 7m Vessel off Keel Island
16th May 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Achill Island RNLI responded to a request to assist two people drifting on their 7m vessel off Keel Island after experiencing engine failure. The request came from the Irish Coast Guard, who also requested the support of the Irish Coast…
Carrybridge RNLI on Lough Erne Assist 6 People Onboard a Broken Down Vessel
16th May 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
At 2.09pm on Saturday, 13 May, Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore relief lifeboat, Roy Snewin was launched at the request of Belfast Coastguard, to assess a vessel with six people on board, which had run broken down close to Corradillar jetty at…
Wexford and Rosslare Harbour Lifeboats Rescue Four When 16ft Boat Breaks Down
13th May 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
The volunteer crews of Wexford and Rosslare Harbour RNLI rescued four people after their boat suffered engine failure outside of Wexford Harbour shortly after 5pm on Tuesday (9 May). Rosslare Harbour RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat, under coxswain Eamonn O’Rourke and four…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI has responded to two back-to-back call outs today (Friday 12 May) to first rescue a dog trapped on rocks and then to go to the aid of five anglers after their 6m boat encountered engine difficulties. Lifeboat…
Global Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) Community Urged to Highlight Operational Excellence
10th May 2023 Rescue
Nominations for this year's International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) annual awards have opened, which looks to recognise volunteer and professional maritime search and rescue (SAR) personnel from around the world. This year’s awards, which will be the eighth to take…
Donegal Lifeboat Volunteers Make Final Preparations for ‘Mayday Mile’ Challenge on Errigal
9th May 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Final preparations are under way at the three Donegal-based RNLI lifeboat stations at Bundoran and Lough Swilly and Arranmore for the charity’s Mayday Mile challenge which will see six volunteer crew — two from each station — climb Donegal’s highest…
Little and Large: Small Sailboat in Distress Finds Unlikely Rescuer in Form of 50m Tall Ship
8th May 2023 Tall Ships
A small sailboat in distress off the French coast recently had the most unlikely of rescuers in the form of an enormous tall ship. The 47m Götheborg of Sweden was en route to Jersey on Tuesday, 25 April, when it…
Bangor RNLI Comes to the Aid of Lone Sailor after 35ft Yacht Breaks Down
8th May 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Bangor RNLI came to the aid of a lone sailor yesterday morning (Sunday, 7 May) after his 35ft yacht broke down east of Carrickfergus Castle on Belfast Lough. The volunteer crew had just assembled at the station for a routine…
Carrybridge RNLI in Northern Ireland were delighted to receive a generous donation of £1,500 from the Erne Boat Rally committee at the lifeboat station this past Thursday evening (4 May). The money was raised following the annual boat rally gathering…
The RNLI has been chosen as one of six charity partners for Ireland West Airport this year. Funds raised for the RNLI by the airport in Knock, Co Mayo will be donated to and shared by the two lifeboat stations…
Dunmore East RNLI assisted a crew of three people onboard a yacht stranded off Hook Head late on Thursday night (4 May). After receiving an alert from the Irish Coast Guard, the volunteer lifeboat crew were called into action at…
A sea swimmer was taken to hospital after being rescued by the emergency services on Dublin Bay on Thursday afternoon. The swimmer got into difficulty in big seas off the Forty Foot bathing place. The RNLI Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Station inshore…
