Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
After 35 years of dedicated service, Aran Islands RNLI mechanic Johnny Mulkerrin retires today. Johnny is one of Aran Islands RNLI’s longest-serving crew members having first joined the volunteer crew in 1984, as soon as he turned 17. His early…
At 6.30 pm on Saturday 29 May, Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat, Douglas Euan & Kay Richards was launched to a vessel with two people on board, which had run aground approx. 1 mile North East of Tiraroe public jetty. Winds…
Last Sunday morning members of the Lough Derg RNLI Fundraising committee and the Lifeboat station welcomed Joe Barry, uilleann piper and writer, to the Station. A long time supporter of the RNLI, Joe presented a cheque for €2,600, proceeds from…
In two separate incidents, the Lough Ree RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew came to the assistance of six people at Gailey Bay and Nuns Island over the weekend. At 6 pm on Saturday (29 May) the Lough Ree RNLI volunteer lifeboat…
Portrush RNLI on Northern Ireland’s North Coast launched to two shouts yesterday (Sunday 30 May) in a busy start to the spring bank holiday weekend. The inshore lifeboat was first requested to launch by Belfast Coastguard at 5.33pm yesterday evening…
Portaferry RNLI launched to the aid of a person who had fallen at Ardglass Harbour, on Northern Ireland’s east coast, early yesterday morning (Sunday 30 May). Pagers sounded for the volunteer lifeboat crew at 6:54am after HM Coastguard requested the…
A family of six had a close call when one of their Kayaks capsized in Cork Harbour. The double kayak capsized after being hit by the wake of a passing vessel throwing the father and his 4-year-old son into the…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI Lifeboat Assist Person with a Suspected Broken Leg
30th May 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
A Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI volunteer crew of three assisted a person on Saturday evening with a suspected broken leg near Whiterock beach in Killiney. The volunteer lifeboat crew were contacted by the Coast Guard after a request from its…
Pagers sounded for Largs RNLI’s volunteers yesterday afternoon (Thursday 27 May) after reports over VHF radio of a vessel on fire off Inverkip, on the Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. The inshore lifeboat made best speed to the scene…
The Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee has heard that the Irish Coast Guard’s rescue helicopter service costs the state around €60 million annually. An initial 10-year contract with CHC Ireland to provide services with Sikorsky S-92 helicopters from four bases began…
RNLI & HM Coastguard Launch Beach Safety Campaign as Coastal Visits Expected to Soar this Summer
27th May 2021 Northern Ireland Waters
Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend the RNLI and HM Coastguard are launching a new safety campaign, urging everyone to choose lifeguarded beaches when they visit the coast. With continued uncertainty over foreign holidays and international travel, the RNLI is…
Ballygally Open Water Swimmers Caught in Rip Current Raise £1,000 for Larne RNLI
26th May 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
A group of open water swimmers who were rescued after getting caught in a rip current have raised over £1,000 for Larne RNLI. The swimmers were safely recovered to the shore before action was required by the station’s lifeboats in…
Portaferry RNLI launched to the aid of two sailors late last night (Tuesday 25 May) after their yacht broke down a mile off the mouth of Strangford Lough. Pagers sounded for the Northern Ireland volunteer lifeboat crew at 11.10pm after…
Kilkeel Lifeboat Launches to Fishing Boat with Fouled Propeller on Carlingford Lough
24th May 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Kilkeel RNLI launched their inshore lifeboat to the aid of two fishermen stranded in Carlingford Lough on Saturday (22 May). The fishermen had been lifting creels just off Cranfield Point on the Northern Ireland side when the 25ft boat’s propeller…
It was multi shout four days for Bangor Coastguard Rescue Team on Belfast Lough when they covered calls some of which resulted in rescue action. On Thursday (20th) the team attended a yacht offshore reported to have a broken mast…
Aran Islands RNLI in Early Hours Call Out to Medically Evacuate Three People from Inis Mór
24th May 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Volunteers from Aran Islands RNLI had a call out in the early hours of this morning (Monday 24 May) to medically evacuate three people involved in an accident from Inis Mór. The crew were requested to launch their all-weather Severn…
