Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Life of Irish Coastguard Volunteer Caitriona Lucas Recalled in Clare FM Radio Documentary
12th September 2022 Coastguard
Six years after Caitriona Lucas became the first Irish Coast Guard volunteer to die during active service, a documentary is due to be aired on Clare FM Radio today, September 12th, on her life. “Caitriona was a hero...she should always…
Skerries RNLI were tasked on Thursday morning (8 September) following emergency calls to Dublin Coast Guard reporting a small RIB with a person on board in difficulty off Rush beach. Pagers were sounded shortly after 11.30am and the volunteers quickly…
Ireland’s top Lifeguards will compete at Water Safety Ireland’s National Surf Lifesaving Championships at Rossnowlagh Beach, Donegal, from 9 am, Saturday. Competitors will gather from counties nationwide and will include competitors from Ireland’s International Lifesaving Team who will compete in…
The Irish Coast Guard, which can trace its roots to 1822, is celebrating 200 years of lifesaving service. The milestone was marked at an event today attended by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD and Minister of State with specific…
Courtmacsherry Lifeboat Launches to Surfer in Difficulty Off Garrylucas Beach
5th September 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Courtmacsherry RNLI’s volunteers were called out at 11.33am this morning (Monday 5 September) to go to the immediate aid of a surfer in difficulty amid strong winds off Garrylucas Beach. Under coxswain Mark Gannon and a crew of six, the…
Safety Must Be Improved as Demand for Shannon Holidays Rises, Say Boat Operators
5th September 2022 Inland Waterways
Safety on the water must be improved as demand for staycations on the inland waterways increases. That’s the warning from boat operators on the Shannon, as reported in The Irish Times, who have raised various issues such as a lack…
Larne RNLI’s volunteers were requested to launch on Friday evening (2 September) to reports of a kayaker in the water in Brown’s Bay at Islandmagee, on Northern Ireland’s East Antrim coast. The volunteer crew launched both of their lifeboats into…
Lone Sailor in 12ft Sailing Dinghy is Rescued by Youghal RNLI Lifeboat after Capsize
4th September 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Youghal RNLI volunteer crew were tasked to launch following a report of a 12ft sailing dinghy that had capsized with a casualty in the water, south of the ferry point in Youghal harbour, in County Cork. Youghal RNLI Atlantic 85…
The volunteer crew at Union Hall RNLI Lifeboat were requested to launch their inshore Atlantic 85 class lifeboat Christine and Raymond Fielding, by Valentia Coast Guard at 9.52 pm on Friday, 2nd September to a 35ft yacht with two people…
Ministers to Hold Special Event Marking 200th Anniversary of Irish Coast Guard
1st September 2022 Coastguard
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton, will hold a commemorative event in Greenore, Co Louth next Thursday (8 September) to mark the 200th anniversary of the Irish Coast Guard. “The event is an opportunity to thank…
Crosshaven RNLI Medevac Elderly Man from Spike Island in Cork Harbour
1st September 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Shortly before noon today (1st September), Valentia Coast Guard requested a launch to attend an elderly man who had collapsed on Spike Island. The crew of Aidan O’Connor, Norman Jackson, Derek Moynan and Claire Morgan made best speed in calm…
At 9.40pm on Monday 29 August, Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat, Douglas Euan & Kay Richards was launched at the request of Belfast Coastgaurd, to assist a man who had been run over by the track of a digger on an…
Broken Down Motorboat off Ballyvoyle Head Assisted by Helvick Head RNLI
30th August 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
At the request of the Irish Coast Guard, the volunteer crew launched their inshore lifeboat into easterly Force 3-4 winds and choppy seas. The lifeboat, helmed by Richard Haines and with crew members Shane Walsh, Pat Devereux and Jamie Walsh…
Lough Derg RNLI continued what’s been a busy few days on the lake on Monday afternoon (29 August) when its volunteers were called on to assist five people on a cruiser aground in Scariff Bay. At 2.45pm the inshore lifeboat Jean…
Carrybridge Lifeboat Assists Two People and a Dog on Vessel Aground Near Belle Isle Estate
29th August 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat Douglas Euan & Kay Richards was launched on Sunday evening (28 August) at the request of Belfast Coastguard to assess a vessel with two people and a small dog on board, which had run aground on…
Two Callouts in Two Days for Baltimore’s Inshore Lifeboat to Vessels Propped on Pot Buoys
28th August 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Baltimore RNLI’s lifeboat volunteers were called upon twice in two days, both time to boats that had got into difficulty near Cape Clear Island in West Cork. On Friday 26 August, the crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 10.27am following a…
