Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Fethard RNLI has assisted two people onboard a pleasure craft which got into difficulty off the Wexford coast this afternoon (Sunday 15 May). The volunteer crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 3.40pm following a request from Waterford River Rescue which…
#Drowning - Newstalk FM reports that a teenage boy has died after drowning in the River Liffey near Dublin city centre yesterday afternoon (Saturday 14 May). The body of the 13-year-old boy was recovered by the Garda Water Unit from…
#MarineNotice - Following April's air defence shoot, the Defence Forces will be conducting an air-to-ground shoot at Gormanston Ranges between 16 and 28 May (excluding Sunday 22 May) from 10am to 6pm each day. The danger area (EID1) comprises the…
#RNLI - If ever the importance of a constant state of readiness was underlined then a single 24-hour period, this week has been a reminder of this for the volunteer lifeboat crew at Achill RNLI. The first of three callouts…
Off–Duty RNLI Lifeguard Rescues Teenage Bodyboarder Caught In Rip Current
13th May 2016 RNLI Lifeboats
An off-duty RNLI lifeguard has rescued a teenage boy this afternoon after he got into difficulty when bodyboarding in Portrush. Conard McCullagh, a Senior RNLI Lifeguard on the Causeway Coast was cycling from Portstewart where he had been attending the…
#MarineNotice - Following its scheduled survey under Licensing Option 16/14 later this month, PGS Geophysical AS is scheduled to carry out a second 3D seismic survey, this time in the North Porcupine Basin, from mid-June. The survey over Frontier Exploration…
Skerries RNLI Lifeboat Rescue Three Men & A Woman Caught in Rip Current
12th May 2016 RNLI Lifeboats
Skerries RNLI responded this afternoont to reports of swimmers in difficulty off a local swimming area known as The Springers. The pagers sounded shortly before midday after Dublin Coast Guard received reports that a number of swimmers were caught in…
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that PGS Geophysical AS, on behalf of Woodside Energy (Ireland) Pty Ltd, is scheduled to carry out a 3D Seismic survey in the Porcupine…
Bray Air Display Attracts Red Arrows, Spectator Boats Welcome But Must Stay 230m From Display Line
9th May 2016 Marine Warning
The Royal Air Force Red Arrows display team will fly over Bray in County Wicklow this summer. The renowned aerobatics team will participate in the Bray Air Display on Sunday, July 24. The free show attracts over 100,000 people to the…
#RNLI - Rosslare Harbour RNLI volunteers launched their all-weather lifeboat at 7.30am yesterday morning (Sunday 8 May) to answer a call from the Irish Coast Guard to assist a local fishing boat with engine problems. A very dense fog was…
Fethard RNLI Launch to Kitesurfer in Difficulty off Duncannon Fort, Five Months After Similar Callout
8th May 2016 RNLI Lifeboats
In a callout that was virtually identical to one last January, Fethard RNLI was launched this afternoon (Sunday 8 May) to reports of a kitesurfer in difficulty off Duncannon Fort. As with the previous callout the kitesurfer made it ashore…
This afternoon the Irish Coast Guard were alerted to concerns for a diver who was at the slip at Howth Harbour, Co Dublin. The local Coast Guard unit in Howth were tasked and were quickly on scene. On arrival the…
Portaferry RNLI Issue Warning on ‘Dangerous’ Craft After Two People have Lucky Escape on Strangford Lough
8th May 2016 RNLI Lifeboats
Portaferry RNLI have issued a strong warning about the dangers of taking to the sea in unsuitable craft after a callout on Friday evening saw two men rescued from the freezing water after the inflatable dinghy they were in became…
Coastguard Helicopter Contractor Files For Bankruptcy Protection, Irish Subsidiary Not Affected
7th May 2016 Coastguard
#Coastguard - The Canadian helicopter services giant contracted to provide the Irish Coast Guard's search and rescue service has filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas. According to Independent.ie, CHC Group has blamed the worldwide drop in oil prices as the…
Two people were rescued from the water earlier this evening in Killyleagh, Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland after falling overboard from a dinghy. A member of the public made a 999 call to the UK Coastguard at 7.00pm to report that…
#CrewInjury - The Naval Service has thanks to the Irish Coast Guard’s Shannon and Waterford helicopter crews for their assistance in an early morning (Tuesday) medevac from one of their vessels. The Clare Herald writes that a crew member on board…
