Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Ballycotton RNLI Lifeboat Goes Country with Wild West Themed Fundraiser
31st January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
The Ballycotton RNLI fundraising calendar 2023 kicks off in style with a ‘Wild West’ entertainment-filled evening at the Blackbird, Ballycotton on Friday 3rd February from 7.30 pm until late. Dust off your cowboy hat and pull on your dancing boots…
This year will see the welcome return of the annual Dunmore East RNLI Open Water Swim in County Waterford, which will take place on Sunday, 28th May 2023. Hundreds of swimmers will be taking to the water starting from the…
Fifty Skiffs, River Outriggers, Kayaks, Canoes, Dragon Boats and Currachs Smash 1,000km Target to Eaise €20,000 for RNLI Lifeboats and the Irish Underwater Search & Recovery Unit
31st January 2023 Currachs
The All In A Row Liffey Challenge was held in early December on the capital’s River Liffey with the challenge for the rowers to smash a 1,000km target in eight hours. Fifty skiffs, kayaks, canoes, dragon boats and currachs were…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI Rescues Sandymount Dog Walker from Incoming Tide
30th January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI lifeboat rescued a woman and her dog who became cut off from the shore by the incoming tide on Sunday afternoon (29 January) at Sandymount Strand on Dublin Bay. The volunteer crew were alerted shortly after…
Product Recall Notice for Pirolec L-35 Rocket Parachute Flare Following Fatal Incident
29th January 2023 Water Safety
Marine Notice No 7 of 2023 advises of a safety notice issued by the Dutch Safety Board for rocket parachute flares relating to model L-35 or L-35A manufactured by LECEA Sistemas Pirotécnicos Avanzados, S.A. The manufacturer has also issued a…
Crosshaven RNLI in Late Night Medevac of ill Crewman from Fishing Vessel
29th January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
On Saturday, 28 January, Valentia Marine Rescue Sub Centre activated the pagers of Crosshaven RNLI Lifeboat volunteers in Cork Harbour to assist with a medical evacuation. A fisherman became ill on board the Portuguese crewed 12M fishing vessel and required…
‘Sample Our Soup’ Returns to Shop Street to Raise Funds for Galway RNLI
26th January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Following a two-year break due to the pandemic, Galway RNLI’s Sample Our Soup fundraiser will return to the streets of Galway on Saturday 11 February. The fundraiser — which sees proceeds raised go towards powering the lifesaving work of the…
Local Insurer’s Support for Larne RNLI Helps Build Community Resilience
26th January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
NFU Mutual agents and staff in East Antrim recently nominated Larne RNLI to receive a donation of more than £3,000 from its national £1.92m Agency Giving Fund. The leading rural insurer has launched this fund, now in its third year,…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI Lifeboat Carry Out Medical Evacuation in Dublin Bay
25th January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI lifeboat performed a medical evacuation in Dublin Bay last night after a man took ill onboard a ship. The all-weather lifeboat was requested to launch at 8.50 pm by the Irish Coast Guard. The lifeboat launched…
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has initiated an inquiry into a recent incident on the river Corrib where up to ten people were rescued after their rowing craft were swept towards the Galway city salmon weir. The incident was…
Achill Island RNLI Medically Evacuate Man from Clare Island in Lifeboat's First Call Out of 2023
24th January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Achill Island RNLI went to the assistance of a man on Clare Island off the coast of County Mayo, requiring medical evacuation on Monday, 23 January. The request from the Irish Coast Guard was the first call out for the…
Courtmacsherry Crowd Welcomes New RNLI Shannon Class Lifeboat to West Cork (Photo Gallery Here!)
23rd January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
The message, "She is coming over the bar" came over the tannoy, and suddenly, the crowd in the West Cork village of Courtmacsherry swelled to bursting. Despite the inclement January weather, every vantage point was taken up on the street,…
Courtmacsherry’s New Lifeboat Arrives into Cork Harbour Ahead of Today's West Cork Welcome for 'Val Adnams' Shannon Class
21st January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Courtmacsherry’s new lifeboat which is scheduled to arrive home at the West Cork harbour this Sunday, January, 22nd was welcomed into Cork Harbour hours earlier on her delivery voyage home from Poole in Dorset. The new Shannon Class lifeboat arrived in Crosshaven…
150th Anniversary of Lifeboat Tragedy Will Be Remembered by Skerries RNLI at Ceremony Next Month
21st January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
On Sunday 5 February, RNLI volunteers past and present will gather at Skerries lifeboat station in north Co Dublin to lay a wreath at sea and remember six of their colleagues who were lost while on a service in 1873.…
Capsize of Three Rowing Boats on Fast Flowing Corrib Prompts Call for Dedicated River Rescue Craft
21st January 2023 Rowing
The University of Galway says it is inquiring into a recent incident on the river Corrib where up to ten people were rescued after their rowing craft were swept towards the salmon weir. The university says no one was injured,…
Lough Derg Lifeboat Assists Three on Speedboat Adrift Near Portumna
20th January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Lough Derg RNLI’s inshore lifeboat was called out on Thursday evening (19 January) to assist three people on a 16ft speedboat adrift at the most northern part of the lake near Portumna. Valentia Coast Guard requested the launch following reports…
