Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Late-Night Callout for Wicklow RNLI to Assist Sailors on Yacht with Engine Failure
24th July 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Wicklow all-weather lifeboat RNLB Joanna and Henry Williams launched shortly after 11 pm tonight (Friday 23 July) following a Coast Guard pager alert, to investigate reports of a yacht in difficulties off the Wicklow Coast. The Shannon class lifeboat located…
Dublin Port Company has come on board to support Water Safety Ireland for the first UN “World Drowning Prevention Day” on July 25th by illuminating Dublin’s Diving Bell in blue, one of several landmarks taking part in the global initiative…
Yesterday (23rd July) Lough Neagh lifeboats were paged in the mid-afternoon by Belfast Coastguard to reports of a Personal Locator Beacon being activated. Lifeboats launched quickly and a search area within the Antrim Bay at the north end of the…
Lough Derg Lifeboat Launches Twice to Vessels With Engine Troubles During Thunderstorm
24th July 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Lough Derg RNLI’s volunteers were called out twice yesterday afternoon (Friday 23 July) to assist two separate cruisers with engine issues as a thunderstorm brewed. At 3pm the inshore lifeboat Jean Spier launched with helm Eleanor Hooker and crew Keith…
Always Think Water Safety Says Dublin Port Harbourmaster, Capt Michael McKenna
23rd July 2021 Wavelength Podcast
“Get your bearings — always think water safety”. That’s what Dublin Port harbourmaster Capt Michael McKenna is urging sailors, anglers, kayakers, windsurfers, kitesurfers, paddleboarders, swimmers and jetski users to remember on the lower reaches of the Liffey and out into Dublin…
Galway RNLI towed a 20-foot half-decker that got into difficulty off Barna to safety last evening. The pleasure/fishing vessel experienced mechanical issues after it left Galway docks and started drifting. The crew contacted the Irish Coastguard which then tasked the…
Cork County Council has joined the Irish Coast Guard and Water Safety Ireland in appealing to members of the public to be mindful of their personal safety if they’re visiting the coast this week. The three organisations have issued guidelines…
Portaferry Lifeboat Rescues Two After Boat Breaks Down on Strangford Lough
22nd July 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Portaferry RNLI launched to the aid of two people early yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 21 July) after their leisure boat broke down and was left adrift at the Narrows on Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. The volunteer lifeboat crew’s pagers sounded…
Ballyglass RNLI’s inshore lifeboat in northwest Mayo was requested to launch yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 20 July) by the Irish Coast Guard to assist two people on a jet ski in difficulty between Doolough and Claggan in Blacksod Bay. The volunteer…
Aran Islands RNLI's volunteer crew came to the aid of a cyclist who fell off his bike today (Monday 19 July). The crew were asked to launch their all-weather Severn class lifeboat at 12.19 pm. A male visitor to the…
Lough Ree RNLI Crew on Alert as Several Craft Experience Difficulties on the Lake
20th July 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Lough Ree RNLI volunteer crew has had a busy five days coming to the rescue of 24 people and a dog on five boats that ran aground on the lake in the past week. After 9 pm last evening (Monday…
Newcastle RNLI in Northern Ireland had a busy Friday (16 July) with four callouts within a span of 20 hours. The volunteer crew were first requested to launch their inshore lifeboat at 2.36am on Friday morning to assist two men…
As Afloat reported earlier Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch following a Mayday call to assist five people on board a 38ft cruiser on fire, by Castle Harbour, Portumna, at the most northern end of Lough Derg.…
Jeanie Johnston Tours Cancelled Over Youths Jumping Off Rigging Into Liffey Waters
18th July 2021 Water Safety
Tours of the Jeanie Johnston Famine ship in Dublin city centre were cancelled this weekend over safety issues arising from young people jumping off the tall ship’s rigging, as RTÉ News reports. The attraction’s manager John O’Neill said the anti-social…
Five people were rescued from a burning boat on Lough Derg this afternoon (Sunday 18 July), as BreakingNews.ie reports. A multi-agency response was launched just after midday to reports of the vessel blaze off Castle Harbour, south of Portumna at…
Youghal RNLI’s volunteer crew responded to their pagers just after 3pm today (Sunday 18 July) to a report of a swimmer in difficulty between The Mall and Greenhole beaches in Youghal Harbour. Arriving on scene within minutes on their inshore…
