Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Coast Guard Radio Officer Defends Decision to Task Medical Evacuation - Rescue 116 Resumed Inquest
1st June 2022 Coastguard
A Coast Guard radio officer has defended his decision to request a medical evacuation for an injured fisherman off the west coast on the night that the Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 helicopter crashed with the loss of four lives.…
Valentia Coast Guard Co-Ordinating Assistance for Fishing Vessel with 11 crew on Board off South-West Coast
1st June 2022 Coastguard
Valentia Coast Guard is coordinating assistance for a fishing vessel which is on fire off the southwest coast. The British-registered vessel Piedras with a crew of 11 onboard was reported to be taking in water and had lost power approximately…
Coxswains from Dunmore East, Rosslare Harbour, Kilmore Quay and Castletownbere RNLI Presented with Gallantry Awards
1st June 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Coxswains from Dunmore East, Rosslare Harbour, Kilmore Quay and Castletownbere RNLI have been presented with gallantry awards by His Royal Highness (HRH) The Duke of Kent, in recognition of their lifesaving roles in rescues off the coast of Wexford and…
Crowds Come Out for Naming of New Fenit Lifeboat in Memory of Popular Actress
31st May 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Crowds turned out in the sunshine to see Fenit RNLI’s new inshore lifeboat officially named Lizzie this past weekend (Sunday 29 May). As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the new lifeboat is being named after Liz Fraser, a Southwark-born actress well-known…
Aran Islands RNLI’s volunteer crew were twice requested to launch on Monday (30 May). The first callout came from the Irish Coast Guard at 2pm following a report of a small inflatable boat broken down off Doolin. The volunteer crew…
Government "Absolutely Committed" to Maintaining Waterford Helicopter Search and Rescue Base
31st May 2022 Coastguard
Minister of State for Transport Hildegarde Naughton said the Government is "absolutely committed" to maintaining a search and rescue base at Waterford when she paid tribute to CHC Ireland air crew for the rescue of seven fishermen off the south-west…
A volunteer crew member at Lough Derg RNLI has successfully passed out as a helm on the station’s inshore lifeboat. Following an assessment in theory onshore and an extensive assessment on the water, Steve Smyth was recently passed out as…
Wicklow Lifeboat Launches to Assist Two Men on Vessel Drifting Close to Rocks
30th May 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Wicklow RNLI’s inshore lifeboat launched just after 9.55am on Sunday morning (29 May) to reports of a motorboat with two onboard that was in difficulties south of Wicklow Harbour. Three minutes later the lifeboat was on scene, where the motorboat’s…
Lifeboats Come to Aid of Seven People and a Dog After Tall Ship Runs Aground in Carlingford Lough
30th May 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
RNLI crews from Kilkeel in Co Down and Clogherhead in Co Louth launched to the aid of seven people and a dog last week after their 80ft tall ship ran aground in Carlingford Lough. The lifeboat volunteers launched their inshore…
Portaferry RNLI launched to the aid of four people across three callouts on Strangford Lough over the weekend for the Northern Ireland volunteer lifeboat crew. The first call came just after 1am on Saturday morning (28 May) when a spoken-word…
HRH The Duke of Kent Presents Gallantry Award for Portrush RNLI Lifesaving Rescue
30th May 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
A lifeboat mechanic from Portrush RNLI was invited to join His Royal Highness (HRH) The Duke of Kent at St James’s Palace last week (Friday 27 May) to be presented with a Vellum from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)…
Air Corps Bid for Part of New Search and Rescue Contract Rejected as "Not Credible"
30th May 2022 Rescue
The Air Corps bid to deliver a search and rescue service for the eastern seaboard at less than half the cost of an international aviation firm was rejected by senior government officials as not credible, according to tender documentation. As…
Wicklow RNLI Inshore lifeboat launched just after 09:55 am this morning (Sunday 29 May) to reports of a motorboat in difficulties south of Wicklow harbour. The lifeboat proceeded south and was on scene three minutes later. The owner could be…
Courtown RNLI’s Inshore D Class Lifeboat Officially Named 'Frank' in Memory of a Beloved Husband
29th May 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
At a special naming ceremony and service of dedication held on Saturday 28 May, Courtown RNLI officially named its inshore D class lifeboat, Frank. As Afloat reported previously, the honour of handing over the lifeboat and officially naming her went…
On Thursday afternoon (26 May) Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI to launch to assist a lone skipper on a 30ft cruiser with engine failure. The vessel was reported to be adrift south of Marker E at the Goat…
Skerries RNLI were tasked Wednesday morning (25 May) by Dublin Coast Guard following 999 calls reporting a paddle boarder in distress in the water off Bettystown beach. Shortly before 11.30am the volunteers in Skerries launched their Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat…
