RNLI Lifeboat News From Ireland
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#RNLI - Baltimore RNLI's lifeboat was launched at 11.38pm last night (Saturday 11 July) to convey a sick teenager from Cape Clear Island to Baltimore. The teen, who was suffering from an appendicitis, was transferred from the island aboard the…
#RNLI - The volunteer lifeboat crew at Portaferry RNLI were called out yesterday evening (Thursday 9 July) in response to a call to the emergency services.
A member of the public had reported that a small sailing boat, a…
#RNLI - Following a lifeboat pager alert at 1.18pm yesterday afternoon (Thursday 9 July), Arklow RNLI's volunteer crew launched to a stricken sailing vessel. Within minutes of the alert, the lifeboat Ger Tigchleaar was en route from Arklow Harbour in…
#lifeboat – Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist a person on board a 30ft–cruiser with engine failure by Terryglass Harbour, at the northern end of Lough Derg last night. At 11.55pm Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist a…
#RespectTheWater – The RNLI is today launching its national drowning prevention campaign, Respect the Water, warning people that the coastlines and waters can be dangerously unpredictable. The campaign which will be run on radio, outdoor and online will also see two…
#RNLI - Skerries RNLI volunteers launched for their third callout within seven days yesterday (Saturday 04 July) following reports of a kayaker in distress off Gormanston beach. The pagers sounded shortly after 11.30am this morning, with the lifeboat – launched…
#RNLI - Wicklow RNLI's inshore lifeboat launched at 2.25pm yesterday afternoon (Friday 3 July) to assist a jetskier north of the harbour. The jetskier had set off from Wicklow and was about a half mile offshore when the engine cut…
#RNLI - The RNLI will have a fully operational lifeboat station in Belfast City from 9am tomorrow 2 July right through to Sunday evening 5 July for the Tall Ships Races. With up to 750,000 visitors expected in Belfast over…
#RNLI - Skerries RNLI brought four people to safety on Sunday afternoon (28 June) after their racing yacht began taking on water after striking rocks near one of the islands off Skerries. Volunteers launched their Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat Louis…
