Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Portrush Lifeboat Launches to Fishing Vessel Adrift With Engine Trouble
9th March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
It was a busy afternoon on International Women’s Day for one of Portrush RNLI’s three women crew volunteers as the lifeboat was launched on Tuesday 8 March to reports of a fishing vessel in difficulty. The 26ft vessel with two…
All in a Row Challenge Presents €20,000 to RNLI & Irish Underwater Search & Recovery Unit
7th March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
The “All in a Row” team which smashed a 1,000 km target in eight hours on the Liffey late last year has presented €20,000 to two leading marine rescue charities. The RNLI’s Howth station and the Irish Underwater Search and…
Following a series of familiarisation and training programmes over the last three weeks, the volunteer crew at Lough Ree RNLI is in readiness for the move to its new state of the art boathouse in Coosan later this month. The…
Clogherhead RNLI Rescue Lone Kayaker after Capsize Near Rocky Headland
7th March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
The lifeboat crew at Clogherhead RNLI rescued a lone kayaker over the weekend (Saturday 6 March) after they capsized near the local headland and were unable to get back on their craft due to the sea conditions. A local fishing…
Lough Derg RNLI’s volunteer crew were called to assist two people on a 37ft yacht that ran aground on the lough on Saturday afternoon (5 March). At 3.36pm the lifeboat Jean Spier launched with helm Owen Cavanagh and crew Doireann…
Yacht on Mooring at Low Tide in Cork Harbour Prompts Crosshaven Coastguard Call Out
6th March 2022 Coastguard
Crosshaven Coast Guard unit received a call on Saturday afternoon to investigate a boat aground near Drakes Pool in Cork Harbour. It turned out the boat was actually on its own mooring but had gone aground 'due to astronomically low…
Are you a good communicator and willing to engage with the media? If so, Dunmore East RNLI may have just the volunteer role for you. The Co Waterford station is currently recruiting for the position of volunteer lifeboat press officer.…
End of an Era as Clogherhead RNLI Mechanic ‘Pops’ Retires After Four Decades Saving Lives at Sea
5th March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
It is the end of an era at Clogherhead RNLI as long-serving lifeboat crewmember and station mechanic, Padraig Rath, affectionally known as ‘Pops’ has handed in his pager and officially retired from saving lives at sea this week. After four…
Volunteers at Newcastle RNLI rescued a swimmer who got into difficulty in rough seas close to the Co Down harbour this morning (Wednesday 2 March). Two volunteers and three visiting staff members were working at the lifeboat station when shortly…
Clogherhead RNLI Lifeboat Call Out to Fishing Vessel with Mechanical Problems
2nd March 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Lifeboat crew with Clogherhead RNLI had an early morning call out today (Wednesday 2 March) when they were requested to launch by Dublin Coast Guard to a 16m fishing vessel with five people onboard, that had suffered machinery issues a…
Irish Coast Guard Volunteer & Musician Davy Spillane Settles High Court Case
1st March 2022 Coastguard
Musician and Doolin Coast Guard volunteer Davy Spillane has settled High Court proceedings pursued against the Minister for Transport and the Irish Coast Guard. The case arose after the death of Spillane’s Doolin Coast Guard colleague and friend Caitriona Lucas…
The volunteer lifeboat crews of Carrybridge and Enniskillen RNLI were recently delighted to receive a donation of £1,600 raised at a special event that crossed swimming with mindfulness. ‘Wild and Free at the Sea’ was held by Dips N Hips…
The Chief Executive of Water Safety Ireland, the State organisation headquartered in Galway, has retired. John Leech had been CEO for 21 years. “When I joined the organisation the 10-year annual average of fatal drownings was 185, today it is…
Donegal Skipper May Have Become Ill or Got Trapped Below in his Own Fishing Vessel, MCIB Report Says
25th February 2022 MCIB
A 75-year old skipper may have become ill or got trapped in his own fishing vessel when finishing a day’s work close to the Donegal coast, according to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB). The MCIB report into the death…
Aran Islands RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to launch just after midnight this morning (Wednesday 22 February) for a medevac for a patient on Inis Mór in need of further medical attention. The Severn class lifeboat launched under coxswain John…
Clifden Lifeboat Carries Out Search in Extreme Wind and High Seas for Emergency Signal
23rd February 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
The volunteer crew of Clifden RNLI were requested to conduct a search operation in response to an EPIRB signal eight miles west of the Connemara town in what was one of their “most challenging” callouts in some time. EPIRB is…
