Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Aran Islands RNLI responded to two medical evacuations on Wednesday evening (5 July). The volunteer crew of the all-weather Severn class lifeboat David Kirkaldy under coxswain Aonghus Ó hIarnáin were out training just before 7pm when they were requested to…
Castletownbere RNLI Lifeboat Rescues UK Yacht Snagged on Lobster Pot Rope off West Cork Coast
5th July 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat was launched this afternoon (Wednesday, 5 July 2023) to immediately assist two sailors whose yacht got into difficulty off the West Cork Coast. A UK couple had set out in their 11-metre yacht from Sneem in Co…
Fishermen Brought to Port in Castletownbere After Fire Engulfs Spanish Trawler
5th July 2023 Fishing
Fifteen crew members from a Spanish hake trawler made landfall at Castletownbere hours after their vessel caught fire off the South West Coast at the weekend, as The Journal reports. The fishing crew were rescued from their lifeboats by another…
Bangor RNLI volunteer Kyle Marshall is celebrating 40 years of service with the charity. Growing up in Bangor and spending his teenage years working around the harbour, Kyle always had a connection with the RNLI and the local volunteers. On…
Courtown RNLI’s fundraising committee is hosting a family fun day this Sunday 9 July on the North Pier in Courtown, Co Wexford. A blessing of the boats and a short ceremony recognising and remembering those who have lost their lives…
Helicopter Company Claims "Political Interference" In Tender for New Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Contract
3rd July 2023 Coastguard
CHC Ireland has claimed there was “political interference” in the tender for the new Irish Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter contract. The Sunday Business Post reports that High Court filings by the company make this claim. The company confirmed…
Youghal RNLI Responds to Consecutive Call Outs to Retrieve Lone Jet Ski and Respond to False Alarm
3rd July 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Youghal RNLI’s volunteer crew launched their lifeboat to retrieve a dismounted jet ski yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 2 July) and upon their return, they were diverted to assist with what later transpired to be a false alarm. The alarm was raised…
Clogherhead RNLI volunteers were tasked by the Coast Guard on Saturday, 1 July, to aid a drifting 19 ft. motorboat. The Clogherhead volunteer lifeboat crew were requested to launch their all-weather Shannon class lifeboat at 12.22 pm following a request…
Rosslare Harbour RNLI lifeboat was tasked by the Coast Guard at 8 45 am on Saturday (July 1) to assist a 12-metre-long sailing yacht that had fouled its propellor half a mile from the Splaugh Buoy. The yacht crew were wearing…
On Saturday afternoon (1 July) Lough Derg RNLI was requested to launch by Valentia Coast Guard following a report from a member of the public of a vessel aground close to Terryglass at the northern end of Lough Derg. The…
Valentia Lifeboat Assists Fishermen After Boat Nets Get Caught in Propeller
2nd July 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Three fishermen were brought to safety by Valentia RNLI on Thursday afternoon (29 June) after their nets were caught in the propeller of their 14m fishing boat. At 3.17pm, Valentia Coast Guard requested Valentia RNLI’s volunteer crew to launch their…
‘Row Hard or Go Home’ Teams Raise €35K for RNLI in Ireland to Fund Lifesaving Rescue Work
1st July 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Four members of Ireland’s Row Hard or Go Home team visited Howth RNLI recently to present a cheque for €35,096 to the lifeboat crew. The funds were raised through the teams taking part in the World’s Toughest Row (formerly the…
Three Fishermen in Vessel with Fouled Propellor are Rescued by Wicklow RNLI
28th June 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Three fishermen were brought to safety by Wicklow RNLI on Tuesday afternoon (27 June), after their 14-metre vessel got into difficulties ten miles northeast of Wicklow harbour. The RNLI relief fleet all-weather lifeboat RNLB Ruth and David Arthur put to…
Kilmore Quay RNLI volunteer crew were called late on Saturday night to assist a yacht with four people on board that had lost power at sea, having also launched in the afternoon to reports of four swimmers in difficulty at…
Both Wicklow RNLI Inshore and all-weather lifeboats launched this afternoon (Sunday, 25 June) after the Irish Coast Guard received a distress call on Marine VHF Channel 16, reporting an 8-metre racing yacht had capsized during a squall in Wicklow bay,…
Sligo Bay RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to launch their inshore lifeboat to reports of sailing dinghies caught in a squall on Thursday evening (22 June). Following reports from an onlooker on the beach at Rosses Point that there appeared…
