Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Aran Islands RNLI Lifeboat Carries out Medical Evacuation of Boy to Rossaveal
31st July 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
Aran Islands RNLI came to the aid of a young boy yesterday evening who required medical evacuation. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their lifeboat at 9.16pm by the Irish Coast Guard following a report that a young boy…
Baltimore’s Restored Vintage Lifeboat Will Return to the Scene of the 1979 Fastnet Storm Rescues
30th July 2019 Fastnet
It was when the Baltimore Lifeboat was called on the evening of Monday, August 13th 1979 to the assistance of the yacht Regardless that the outside world began to realize that something exceptional was happening to the record 303-boat Fastnet…
Today Lough Derg RNLI was requested by Valentia Coast Guard to assist two people on a 30-ft cruiser who had become stuck on rocks on a raised shoal on the Eastern Shore of Lough Derg. The lifeboat launched at 1.46 pm…
Wicklow RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat Jock & Annie Slater went to the assistance of two sailors yesterday evening (Saturday 27 July) after their vessel developed engine failure. The lifeboat put to sea under the command of Deputy Coxswain Tommy McAulay, and…
Three Callouts In Less Than A Week For Busy Skerries Lifeboat Volunteers
26th July 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
Skerries RNLI volunteers responded to three callouts in less than a week starting last Friday (19 July) when they towed a small fishing boat to safety. They were called out again on Monday to assist three teenagers on an inflatable…
A warm afternoon in Dublin Bay yesterday (Wednesday 24 July) also saw three callouts for Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard within the space of an hour. The first at 5pm involved a Jeep-type vehicle spotted floating in the harbour. Satisfied that…
Newcastle Lifeboat Comes To Aid Of French Sailors With Engine Troubles
24th July 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
Eight French sailors were happy to see Newcastle RNLI when their motor yacht had engine troubles off the Co Down coast last Friday night (19 July). Conditions were poor, with fog and rain and a southerly Force 3 wind with…
Aran Islands Lifeboat In Two Medical Evacuations From Neighbouring Islands
24th July 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
Aran Islands RNLI responded to two medical evacuations, or medevacs, yesterday morning (Tuesday 23 July). The all-weather Severn class lifeboat Margaret, Joan and Fred NYE launched at 10.15am following a request from the Irish Coast Guard, headed initially to Inis…
A member of the US Coast Guard and three of his relatives have been praised by the father of a young girl rescued after she was swept out to sea from a Dublin beach. As The Irish Times reports, Walter…
Aran Islands RNLI Comes to Aid of Sailor on Yacht in Difficulty off Straw Island
23rd July 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
Aran Islands RNLI volunteers were requested to launch their all-weather lifeboat at 5.20pm on Saturday (20 July) by the Irish Coast Guard as a yacht with one onboard was experiencing engine difficulty northeast of Straw Island. The all-weather Severn class…
Portrush RNLI’s volunteer crew launched yesterday evening (Monday 22 July) to reports of a jetskier in difficulty at Benone Beach around 8.17pm. The crew, who had just finished an exercise and had been stood down, launched the all-weather lifeboat in…
Transport Minister Publishes New National Search & Rescue Plan for Ireland
22nd July 2019 Coastguard
Shane Ross, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has published a new National Search and Rescue Plan aimed at placing Ireland at the forefront of international best practice. The plan also addresses some key lessons arising from tragic accidents…
Baltimore RNLI launched yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 17 July) to rescue a windsurfer who got into difficulty in Baltimore Harbour in West Cork. The inshore lifeboat launched at 2.01pm after a member of the public alerted the Irish Coast Guard that…
The State’s Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has been unable to identify the precise circumstances which led to the death of an experienced canoeist on the river Suir in Cahir, Co Tipperary in November, 2017 writes Lorna Siggins. However, next…
As open water sea swimmers prepare for a Galway Bay crossing this weekend, Irish Water has said there is “no proven link” between a recent serious pollution incident in the city and the quality of bathing water off Galway’s beaches…
Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Rescues Man Found Clinging To Capsized Boat In Dalkey
16th July 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
A man found clinging to his capsized boat off Dalkey yesterday afternoon (Monday 15 July) was rescued by Dun Laoghaire’s RNLI lifeboat. The volunteer lifeboat crew were requested by the Irish Coast Guard to launch their inshore lifeboat at 3.52pm…
