Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Seafarers Reminded of Importance of Passage Planning Following Report on ‘Loa Zour’ Rescue
3rd April 2021 MCIB
The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport reminds seafarers of the important of passage planning and regular weather forecast checks during voyages. It comes following the recommendations in the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) report into the rescue…
First Callout of 2021 for Ballyglass Lifeboat with Rescue of Boatman in Broadhaven Bay
3rd April 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
In Co Mayo, Ballyglass RNLI’s inshore lifeboat launched to assist a fishing vessel in Broadhaven Bay in the station’s first callout of 2021. At 12.30pm yesterday (Friday 2 April) the Irish Coast Guard requested the volunteer crew to assist a…
The last two days in March were busy for Bangor Coastguard Rescue Team with incidents on Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st March in Strangford Lough. On Tuesday the team responded to a report of a person in the water near…
The Wicklow all-weather lifeboat RNLB Joanna and Henry Williams launched at 4:10 pm this afternoon following a launch request from the Coast Guard, to assist a 10-metre fishing vessel in difficulties ten miles offshore. The lifeboat crew located the stricken…
Portrush Lifeboat Launches to Fishing Vessel in Difficulty Outside Harbour
1st April 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Portrush RNLI’s volunteer crew launched their inshore lifeboat to reports of a fishing vessel in difficulty just outside the Northern Ireland harbour yesterday evening, Wednesday 31 March. The 26-foot vessel with three on board lost power just outside the North…
Irish Coast Guard & RNLI Issue Water Safety Plea for Early Easter Holidays
1st April 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
The RNLI and the Irish Coast Guard are urging people who will be spending time on or near the water during the Easter break to take note of the relevant water safety advice for their activity and to raise the…
With the Easter holidays now begun in Northern Ireland, Larne RNLI is encouraging anyone planning to visit the coast to know the risks to protect themselves and their families and to heed key sea safety advice. Larne RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI Rescue Swimmer at the Forty Foot Bathing Place
31st March 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI rescued a swimmer in difficulty yesterday (Tuesday 30 March) who could not get back to shore. The volunteer lifeboat crew were paged following a report made to the Irish Coast Guard that a swimmer was believed…
European Cockpit Association Alarmed at Delay in Publishing Rescue 116 Final Report
31st March 2021 Coastguard
A European pilots’ organisation has expressed alarm at the delay in publishing the final report into the loss of four air crew in the Rescue 116 helicopter crash off the Mayo coast four years ago. As The Times Ireland edition…
Lough Ree RNLI Cautions Safety On the Water Over the Easter Break & Beyond
30th March 2021 Water Safety
Lough Ree RNLI is urging the public using the River Shannon and Lough Ree to be safety conscious as they make the seasonal return to the waterway this weekend. The volunteer lifeboat crew at Lough Ree RNLI have, in line…
Public Consultation Launched For Review of How Marine Accidents Are Investigated in Ireland
29th March 2021 MCIB
The Department of Transport has launched a public consultation on matters relating to an independent review of the current organisational structures underpinning marine casualty investigation in Ireland. The move follows Transport Minister Eamon Ryan’s promise earlier this year to undertake…
Skerries RNLI rescued two stand-up paddle boarders after strong currents and Force 6 offshore winds prevented them from making their way back to shore. Shortly before 2.30pm yesterday afternoon (Sunday 28 March), a retired Skerries RNLI volunteer noticed a man…
Fishing Vessel Sinks off Kenmare Bay, Coast Guard Expresses Relief That There Was No Loss of Life (Video)
28th March 2021 Coastguard
The fishing vessel Ellie Adhamh, the seven-person crew of which were evacuated by Coast Guard Helicopters on Saturday evening, has sunk in approximately 80m of water over two miles North of the Bull Rock, at the entrance to Kenmare Bay.…
Newcastle RNLI volunteer crew launched the inshore D class lifeboat 'Eliza' at the request of Belfast Coastguard to assist three kayakers who were in difficulties in Dundrum Inner Bay yesterday morning. The bay lies on the south County Down coast…
The all-weather relief fleet lifeboat RNLB Joanna and Henry Williams put to sea shortly after 1:30 pm this afternoon (Wednesday 24 March) under the command of Coxswain Nick Keogh and a volunteer crew, following a launch request from the Coast…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI Issues Water Safety Plea Ahead of Busy Season
24th March 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
One of the RNLI’s busiest lifeboat stations has urged the public to be water safety aware as they anticipate the increased demand for their services to continue. Lifeboat crew at Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI have seen their launch requests significantly…
