Search & Rescue, Water Safety - News from the Marine Safety Agencies
#RNLI - Clifden RNLI was busy at the weekend with two callouts in quick succession in the early hours of Sunday morning (26 July). The volunteer lifeboat crew was first alerted at midnight to a 29ft yacht reported adrift in…
#loughderglifeboat – Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist eight people on board a 38ft cruiser aground near Dromane on the County Clare shore At 11.35am today, July 26, Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched following a request from Valentia Coast…
#RNLI - Following Thursday's callout to a yacht with engine trouble off Greystones, Wicklow RNLI's all-weather lifeboat launched at 3.45pm yesterday afternoon (Friday 24 July) to a Swedish registered yacht with a rope-fouled propeller, 10 miles north-east of Wicklow Harbour.…
#RNLI - Volunteers from Lough Ree RNLI assisted a family of four last week after the cruiser they were in ran aground. The crew was requested to launch their inshore lifeboat at 11.30am on Thursday 16 July following a report that…
#rnli – Lifeboat crew with Larne RNLI took their new D class lifeboat out on its first exercise to Brown's Bay last night (Thursday 23 July) following its arrival at the station. The lifeboat is to be named Terry and…
#RNLI - Wicklow RNLI's all-weather lifeboat launched at 6.40pm yesterday evening (Thursday 23 July) to assist a yacht with mechanical problems. The 34ft English-registered yacht was on its way to Greystones at the time when the engine began overheating, requiring…
#Coastguard - The body of a man seen falling from the Cliffs of Moher has been recovered off Co Clare, as the Irish Examiner reports. Air and sea coastguard teams from Sligo and Doolin located the body of the man soon…
#RNLI – RNLI lifeguards in Portrush have treated a teenage boy who collapsed on Whiterocks Beach this afternoon (Tuesday 21 July). At approximately 3.25pm, Senior Lifeguard Jamie Russell was on quad patrol of the beach when he observed one of…
#Coastguard - The Irish Coast Guard were involved in two rescues on opposite sides of the country yesterday (Saturday 18 July), coming to the aid of a woman who fell from cliffs on Howth Head and two teens who got…
#Rescue - RNLI lifeguards came to the rescue of a kitesurfer who got into difficulty on Benone Strand yesterday morning (Saturday 18 July). At 11.40am, senior lifeguard Liam Mullan and lifeguard Beth Montgomery were monitoring the beach from the RNLI…
#kilursh – Kilrush RNLI launched to assist 36ft yacht with two persons on board that had run aground on a falling tide near the entrance to Kilrush Marina in County Clare. At the request of Valentia Coast Guard, 12.02am (Sunday…
#MarineNotice - The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that a drilling operation will be undertaken off the south coast of Ireland from next week. The Ocean Guardian rig (Callsign V7FF7) is due to commence operations on well…
Marine Notice: Revised EU Directive For Recreational Craft & Personal Watercraft
17th July 2015 Marine Warning
#MarineNotice - The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) wishes to draw attention to the revised and enhanced EU Directive which applies to recreational watercraft and personal watercraft. Directive 2013/53/EU on recreational craft and personal watercraft, repeals the current…
#MCIB - What caused a razor clam boat to capsize off Rosslare a year ago? According to accident investigators, the answer remains a mystery. It was this day a year ago (15 July 2014) when the MFV Molly's Quest set…
#RNLI - Both Wicklow RNLI lifeboats were launched just before 7pm on Sunday evening (12 July) to assist a motor cruiser at the south end of Brittas Bay beach. The owner of the motor cruiser contacted the Irish Coast Guard…
#Rescue - A life buoy thrown by an elderly passer-by helped save the life of a drowning man in the River Shannon at the weekend, as TheJournal.ie reports. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon (11 July) at the Shannon Bridge…
