Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Clare lifesavers emerged as the dominant county once again despite strong challenges over two days at the University of Limerick pool for the IWS National Championships at the weekend. Defending their overall titles in several key events, Clare won the…
#RNLI - Lough Ree RNLI has announced its Lap of Lough Ree charity cycle will take place on Sunday 6 March. As it has for the past two years, the cycle will start and finish at The Bounty at Buccaneers…
#Coastguard - Poor weather conditions forced the Irish Coast Guard to abort its search for a missing fisherman off the Clare coast yesterday evening (Monday 8 February). As Breaking News reports, the missing individual is understood to have fallen overboard…
#RNLI - Howth RNLI was unveiled this week as SuperValu Sutton’s Charity of the Year for 2016. A series of fundraising activities will take place in store throughout 2016 to support the work of the local lifeboat station, contributing to…
The Shannon based Coast Guard helicopter, R115, evacuated an injured crewman from a Russian vessel, the Armenak Babaev (110metres in length), approximately 150 miles West of Valentia, Co. Kerry last night. The injured man was airlifted at 17.45hrs to Cork…
Marine Notice: Caution On Use Of Unlicensed Electronic Navigational Systems & Software
5th February 2016 Marine Warning
#MarineNotice - Marine Notice No 4 of 2016 advises of the risks inherent in the use of unlicensed electronic navigation systems and cautions against their use. Unlicensed software and electronic charts may contain errors, resulting in inaccuracies in displayed information…
#Rescue - Lagan Search and Rescue's RIB is set to return to action this weekend after a crowdfunding campaign helped fund repairs, according to BelfastLive. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the rescue boat for the Belfast area was forced out…
#Shannon - A local man is in critical condition after the boat he was in capsized on the River Shannon in Castleconnell outside Limerick city early this morning (Thursday 4 February), as RTÉ News reports. The man was one of…
#Coastguard - Plans have been lodged for a new coastguard station in Westport, as the Connacht Telegraph reports. Proposed for a site on Mayo County Council land next to the old boat house on Westport Harbour, the station would comprise…
The very first All Ireland Nautical Table Quiz is been organised by Howth Sailing and Boating Club in aid of the RNLI. The event will take place on the 19th of February 2016 at 8.00pm in The Marine Hotel, Sutton…
RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew in Ireland were kept busy in 2015 with 1,098 launches bringing 1,244 people to safety. At 45 lifeboat stations around the Irish coast and on inland waters, the charity’s volunteer lifeboat crew were on call in…
#Rescue - Lagan Search and Rescue's RIB has been forced out of service after its motor was vandalised, as BelfastLive reports. Over the weekend team members found that a hydraulic ram had been pulled out of the steering system of…
Here's a compilation of rescues by Welsh RNLI lifeboats and lifeguards in 2015 that features rescues on the Irish sea and some close to the Irish coast too. The vid features Llandudno all-weather lifeboat escorting a yacht to safety, RNLI…
Lough Derg RNLI launched following a report of a vessel aground and taking on water at Carrigahorig Bay, at the northern end of Lough Derg yesterday. Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat was requested to launch by Valentia Coast Guard, following a…
Lifeboat crew with Fethard RNLI in Wexford launched yesterday afternoon to assist a kite surfer who had got into difficulty off Duncannon beach in Wexford. The alarm was raised shortly after 2pm when the man could not safely return to…
Report On Trawler Sinking Prompts Call For Safety Basics On Emergency Pumps, Helicopter Rescues
20th January 2016 MCIB
#MCIB - Protocols for SAR helicopter rescues and the use of emergency portable pumps should be included in safety training for fishing vessels. Those were among the recommendations from the Marine Casualty Investigation Board's (MCIB) report on the sinking of…
