Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat Assists In Evacuation Of Ferry Passenger Taken Ill On Late Night Crossing
7th March 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
#Lifeboats - The RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat based in Rosslare Harbour was launched at 10.38pm on Saturday night (2 March) to assist a passenger onboard an Irish Ferries vessel bound for Pembroke in Wales. The passenger ferry Oscar Wilde, which was…
As the second anniversary of the Rescue 116 tragedy approaches, it has emerged that a draft final report into the incident is still months away from completion, according to the Irish Examiner. The four crew of the Sikorsky S-92 search…
The Dublin based Coast Guard Helicopter R116 is assisting the Northern Ireland authorities with a search for a missing person in the Downpatrick area of Co Down. In accordance with standing arrangements, a request was received earlier this morning by…
Youghal Lifeboat Crew Help Vessel Taking On Water In First Callout Of 2019
5th March 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
#Lifeboats - Youghal RNLI’s first callout of 2019 came on Sunday (3 March) while out on a morning training exercise. The lifeboat crew had been practising casualty recovery in the area of Youghal Harbour when at 11.33am they became aware…
Bundoran RNLI Undertake Intensive Casualty Care Training to Help Save Lives at Sea
4th March 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
Volunteer crew members at Bundoran RNLI recently undertook an intensive casualty care course, receiving specialised training to enhance their lifesaving skills at sea. The course ran by RNLI trainer Jen Forsyth, focused on effective hands-on treatment rather than complex theory…
Achill Island RNLI Pays Tribute to Lifeboat Volunteer & Friend Mattie Stafford
4th March 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
In a warm tribute, the Achill Island RNLI lifeboat station’s volunteers said that it was with deepest shock, regret and sympathy to his family and his wide circle of friends that they reported the untimely passing of their esteemed former…
The IMRF Awards 2019 Nominations Open for Exceptional People Who Save Lives at Sea
4th March 2019 Rescue
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is calling for outstanding individuals, teams, professionals or volunteers, companies and organisations involved in maritime search and rescues (SAR) – all around the world - to be nominated for an IMRF Award 2019. "The…
Drogheda Coast Guard had a prehistoric mystery on their hands earlier this week with what the station is calling “probably the most unusual tasking we ever had or ever will have”. The coastguard team were tasked on Tuesday (26 February)…
Long Night For Bundoran Lifeboat As Training Exercise Turns Into Five-Hour Rescue
28th February 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
#Lifeboats - The volunteers with Bundoran’s RNLI lifeboat had a long night on Tuesday (26 February) when a routine training exercise turned into a five-hour rescue. The Co Donegal lifeboat crew received the call for help at 8.30pm to a…
Watch Spectacular Drone Video Of Relief Lifeboat Arriving In Wicklow
26th February 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
#Lifeboats - Skycam Ireland has released some breathtaking drone video from the arrival of the relief Shannon class lifeboat Jock and Annie Slater in Wicklow on Sunday afternoon (24 February) after travelling from RNLI headquarters in Poole, Dorset. A large turnout of…
Kilkeel Lifeboat Responds To Early-Hours Mayday From Fishing Vessel Crew
25th February 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
#Lifeboats - Kilkeel’s RNLI volunteers responded to a Mayday in the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday 24 February) after a fishing vessel lost propulsion about half a mile off Kilkeel Harbour in very foggy conditions. The crew, including helm…
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that TechWorks Marine has deployed four trawl-resistant, bottom-mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) frames throughout Lough Swilly. The frames deployed on Wednesday 20 February will be on the seafloor for a…
Stanley Tomkins, treasurer for the Kilkeel RNLI volunteer crew, is to retire after 25 years’ service at the Co Down lifeboat station. Tomkins, a retired bank manager, was recently awarded the British Empire Medal for his charitable work in the…
Youghal Lifeboat Station Receives Two Generous Donations To Help Save Lives At Sea
20th February 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
#Lifeboats - Youghal RNLI were honoured to receive two generous donations from members of the community in one day recently. On Saturday 16 February, the East Cork lifeboat station welcomed sisters Aisling and Leanne Hehir who recently celebrated their birthdays,…
No More Blue Lights & Sirens For Irish Coast Guard Road Vehicles Under New Directive
20th February 2019 Coastguard
Irish Coast Guard staff have been ordered to cease their use of blue lights and sirens with their road vehicles when travelling to incidents, as TheJournal.ie reports. The new directive says risks associated with the use of so-called ‘blues and…
Three Teenagers & Horse Rescued By Kinsale Lifeboat In Double Sunday Callouts
18th February 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
#Lifeboats - It was a different kind of ‘surf and turf’ when three teenagers and a horse were rescued in two separate callouts by Kinsale's RNLI volunteers yesterday (Sunday 17 February). Late in the afternoon the lifeboat launched following reports…
