Lifeboats

A person was successfully rescued from the water in Waterford City on Wednesday afternoon following a coordinated emergency response involving multiple agencies.

The RNLI lifeboat station at Valentia Island is marking the retirement of long-serving mechanic Leo Houlihan, who is stepping down after 38 years with the RNLI, including 34 years as station mechanic on the Kerry-based lifeboat.

Killaloe Coast Guard responded to a vessel in difficulty on Tuesday evening after reports of engine failure south of Killaloe Bridge.

Volunteer crews at RNLI lifeboat station in Bundoran have experienced an exceptionally busy start to the warm weather period, with four separate taskings in the past 24 hours alone as large crowds descended on local beaches and coastal areas.

Volunteer crews from RNLI Wicklow station responded to two separate incidents over recent days, including reports of swimmers in difficulty at Silver Strand Beach and a disabled fishing vessel off the Wicklow coast.

Volunteer crew from Lough Swilly RNLI launched on Monday evening to assist a jet ski that had broken down near Inch Island in Co Donegal.

Enniskillen RNLI volunteers came to the aid of eight people across three separate call outs on Lough Erne on Sunday evening during a busy Bank Holiday period.

Volunteer crew members from the RNLI lifeboat station in Larne launched to assist a person who had fallen on rocks at Drains Bay.

Volunteer crews at the RNLI lifeboat station at Carrybridge were kept busy over the holiday weekend after being tasked four times within a 48-hour period on Lower Lough Erne.

Larne RNLI’s new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat Machiko Nancy was launched for the first time this afternoon (25 May) after two crew members aboard a broken-down rigid inflatable boat (RIB) got into difficulty off the County Antrim coast.

A volunteer emergency response group serving the Blessington Lakes area has launched a new recruitment campaign aimed at expanding its rescue and shore crews ahead of the busy boating season.

Volunteer crew from RNLI’s Portaferry station launched this morning after reports of a swimmer being carried offshore by the tide near Killyleagh on the western shore of Strangford Lough.

Volunteer lifeboat crew from RNLI Courtown were tasked this afternoon (Sunday, 24 May) following reports of a person in difficulty after becoming separated from their Personal Water Craft off the Co Wexford coast.

Waterford City River Rescue CRBI crews were tasked by the Irish Coast Guard to assist a vessel that had suffered engine failure in local waters.

Fenit RNLI volunteers launched in the early hours of Sunday morning after a yacht lost power and steerage north of Loop Head, Co Clare.

The volunteer crew at Fethard RNLI, were tasked to a call for assistance from a vessel off the south coast after its propeller became fouled in a rope.

Four coxswains from Fenit RNLI have completed intensive specialist training at the RNLI College in Dorset as the station prepares for the arrival of its new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat later this summer.

Lough Derg RNLI volunteers launched after a speed boat suffered engine failure near Parker’s Point, southwest of Garrykennedy.

The volunteer crew at Lough Swilly RNLI recently spent a Sunday morning undertaking scenario-based casualty care training designed to prepare them for responding to medical emergencies in challenging maritime environments.

Lough Swilly RNLI has announced a significant achievement for four of its dedicated volunteer crew members, following the successful completion of important training assessments and helm revalidations earlier this week.