Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Youghal RNLI Involved in Multi-Agency Rescue of a Person Cut off by the Tide
5th October 2020 RNLI Lifeboats
The Volunteer crew of Youghal RNLI were requested to launch this evening at 5.20 pm to reports of a lady cut off by a rising tide near the pier at Knockadoon. The Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat arrived on the scene…
Nightfall Rescue Difficulties Prompt Call For Kayakers To Carry Means Of Attracting Attention
5th October 2020 Kayaking
Kayakers have been urged to always carry some means of attracting attention in an emergency, such as flares or a torch. The call from the RNLI came after an incident off Somerset in the UK last month in which two…
The Irish Coast Guard is reminding mariners of its planned changes to the VHF working channels currently used for communications with the public. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, upgrades of radio equipment at a number of remote locations around the…
Portrush Lifeboat Launches To Yacht In Difficulty Off Rathlin Island
3rd October 2020 RNLI Lifeboats
Portrush RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat launched to reports of a yacht in difficulty off Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland last night (Friday 2 October). The volunteer crew were in the water just before 9pm, half an hour after paging, and headed…
The two Galway fishermen who rescued two paddleboarders in August have been honoured at a mayoral reception. Mayor of Galway Mike Cubbard described Patrick Oliver and his son Morgan as “Claddagh royalty” when he presented them with a framed presentation…
RNLI & HM Coastguard Sign Memorandum Of Understanding For Search & Rescue In The UK
2nd October 2020 RNLI Lifeboats
The RNLI and HM Coastguard have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that lays out each organisation’s responsibilities for search and rescue operations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. John Payne, director of lifesaving operations for the RNLI, and…
Lough Derg RNLI Features In Latest Series Of BBC’s ‘Saving Lives At Sea’
1st October 2020 RNLI Lifeboats
Tuesday 13 October at 8pm is the date and time for your TV diary to see the volunteer crew of Lough Derg RNLI feature in the current series of Saving Lives at Sea on BBC Two. Viewers will see Lough…
Derry Clarke Does Scallops for the RNLI: Host a Fish Supper & Help the RNLI Save Lives This Autumn
28th September 2020 RNLI Lifeboats
Lifesavers at the RNLI are encouraging people to support them by signing up to host a Fish Supper this October or donate the price of fish and chips to raise vital funds for the lifesaving charity. The RNLI's annual fishy…
Family Whose Great-Grandfather was Recognised for Lifesaving Rescue Pay Tribute to Kilmore Quay RNLI
28th September 2020 RNLI Lifeboats
A Wexford family has expressed thanks to the volunteers of Kilmore Quay RNLI who brought them to safety earlier this summer when their pleasure craft got into difficulty. James Kehoe and his grandchildren Aisling, 13, Emily, 9, and Orla, 7,…
Tramore RNLI’s lifeboat volunteers were tasked to the aid of a female swimmer in difficulty at the Guillamene cove in Co Waterford yesterday afternoon (Sunday 27 September). The inshore lifeboat was lunched at 1.55pm and within eight minutes was at…
A young girl was rescued after she slipped and fell onto a coastal cliff in Co Down yesterday afternoon (Sunday 27 September). The major rescue operation took place at Ardglass after the 11-year-old slipped 20 feet down a steep bank…
Aberdeen’s two RNLI lifeboats launched minutes apart around 9am this morning (Sunday 27 September) to a report of two surfers in danger at the entrance to Aberdeen Harbour in Eastern Scotland. It emerged that the surfers had paddled out beyond…
Dun Laoghaire RNLI Reminds Coastal Walkers To Be Prepared This Autumn & Winter
27th September 2020 Water Safety
A new video from Dun Laoghaire RNLI explains the importance of checking the weather and tides before going out for a walk along the coast. With Ireland's coastal areas getting a lot quieter as autumn begins and as we head…
Portrush RNLI Lifeboat Rescue Teenage Boy in Difficulty off Portstewart Head (Video)
26th September 2020 RNLI Lifeboats
Portrush RNLI has rescued a teenage boy who got into difficulty while jumping into the sea off rocks at Portstewart Head yesterday afternoon. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their all-weather lifeboat by Belfast Coastguard at 2.42 pm following…
Denise Lynch, a volunteer lifeboat crewmember with Fenit RNLI in Kerry, has been passed out as an RNLI Coxswain. She is currently the only woman to hold the senior position on an operational lifeboat crew in Ireland and is the…
Youghal RNLI in East Cork responded to the pagers today to a report of an unmanned yacht dragging its moorings in Youghal harbour. At 4.32 pm the volunteer crew launched the Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat in fresh conditions and strong…
