Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
Both Ballyglass RNLI lifeboats Launched in Search for Missing Mayo Fisherman
17th September 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
Both Ballyglass RNLI all-weather and inshore lifeboats are involved in the continued search for the missing Mayo fisherman. The volunteer lifeboat crews at Ballyglass have launched every day since the young fisherman was reported missing last Friday (11 September) and…
Lough Derg Lifeboat Launches to 40ft–Cruiser Aground on Rocky Shelf
17th September 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched yesterday evening to assist five people, on board a 40–ft cruiser hard aground, east of Illaunmor on Lough Derg At 7.25pm, September 16, Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched following a request from Valentia Coast Guard…
#MarineNotice - A new Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that the annual Irish groundfish survey will be take place off the northwest coast from 19-30 September. Carried out by the Marine Institute in…
#RNLI - The Pistol Benefit Fund, set up in memory of Frederick (Fred) and Theresa (Terry) Pistol, has funded the new Larne RNLI D-class lifeboat, which will be named in an official ceremony at the East Antrim Boat Club this…
#RNLI - Wicklow's all-weather lifeboat slipped her moorings at 11.42am yesterday morning (Sunday 13 September) to assist a broken-down fishing boat off Wicklow Harbour. The fishing vessel, on passage north out of Arklow, sustained gearbox failure about one mile off…
Tramore RNLI officially named their new D-class lifeboat Isabella Purchase during a ceremony at the National Lifeguard Training Centre in Tramore on Saturday. The honour of naming the new lifeboat went to Mrs Sally Mongey, wife of the late Finn…
#Rescue - Three teenagers were rescued by Limerick emergency services on Friday night (11 September) as their boat drifted out of the city along the River Shannon, as BreakingNews.ie reports. The small fishing boat has experienced engine trouble and run…
RNLI Is Official Charity Partner Of 2015 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
11th September 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has chosen the RNLI to be its 2015 official charity partner. The announcement was made in Cork city yesterday (Thursday 10 September) as the RNLI launched a fundraising prize draw that will see…
#MarineNotice - Mariners in the waters of Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone are advised to keep watch for debris that may fall into the sea after a pending Soyuz rocket launch between today 11 September and Monday 21 September. Marine Notice…
Baltimore Lifeboat leaving Baltimore harbourBaltimore Lifeboat 'Alan Massey' leaving Baltimore harbour on a service today. The alb was launched to act as back-up for Baltimore ilb, which was tasked to go the aid of a boat that went onto rocks on the island at Tragumna. The male occupant of the 18ft punt managed to scramble ashore onto the island. When the ilb crewed of Youen Jacob, Kieran Collins and Jason Pavrey arrived on scene they dropped an anchor, so that they could safely veer the lifeboat through a heavy swell and wave washed shoreline to rescue the boats occupant. The casualty was then passed over to Baltimore alb for his comfort and safety on the journey back to his departure point. The lifeboats were aided by Toe Head CG who assisted in recovery of the boat, which was then towed by Baltimore ilb to its mooring in Trá na mBhó. The alb was crewed by Aidan Bushe coxswain, Cathal Cottrell mechanic, Sean McCarthy, Don O' Donovan and Ronnie Carthy.
Posted by Baltimore Lifeboat Station on Thursday, 10 September 2015
Baltimore All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) 'Alan Massey' was launched today to act as back-up for Baltimore inshore lifeboat, which was tasked to go the aid of a boat that went onto rocks on the island at Tragumna. The male occupant…
Irish Water Safety's National Beach Rescue Championships at Spanish Point Beach
10th September 2015 Water Safety
Spanish Point beach in Clare will be amongst the safest in Ireland this Saturday when 152 Lifeguards from nine counties test their skills at Irish Water Safety's National Beach Rescue Championships. Simulated emergency rescue scenarios incorporating running, swimming, kayaking and…
Personal Beacons For Kayakers Recommended In Report On Inchavore Drowning Tragedy
10th September 2015 MCIB
#MCIB - The official report into the death of a kayaker on a Wicklow river last year recommends that anyone kayaking a river of Grade 3 or above should carry a personal locator beacon. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, Shane…
#Coastguard - Ireland's coastguard is about to get a boost to its IT infrastructure thanks to its new computer system for co-ordinating rescues nationwide. As the Irish Examiner reports, Critical Software won the Irish Coast Guard's tender for an incident…
#RNLI - Galway RNLI's lifeboat launched yesterday evening (Tuesday 8 September 2015) to rescue two people from a 25-foot powerboat that got into difficulty off Salthill on Galway Bay. The cabin cruiser went aground west of Blackrock Tower at about…
#Rescue - Howth's coastguard unit rescued a man on Howth Head who became trapped on a cliff ledge some five storeys above the beach below yesterday evening (Monday 7 September). Unable to find a way off the beach, the man…
#RNLI - The Courtmacsherry RNLI all-weather lifeboat was called out at 2.20am this morning (Monday 7 September) to go to the aid of a swimmer that had got into difficulty in a dangerous rip current off Garrettstown Strand near the…
