The volunteer crew at Newcastle RNLI launched their D class lifeboat following reports that a jet ski had got into difficulty in Dundrum’s inner bay.

Monday 11 May 2026 Two RNLI lifeboat crews from opposite sides of the Irish Sea joined forces to assist a lone sailor after a yacht suffered mechanical failure and drifted dangerously close to busy international shipping lanes. The vessel is towed from busy shipping lanes. Photo Credit: RNLI/Wicklow The incident began at 5.40am when HM Coastguard requested the launch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution crew at Porthdinllaen following reports of a 30-foot yacht in diffi

Volunteer crew members from the Courtmacsherry RNLI launched twice within hours on Sunday afternoon after separate reports of swimmers getting into difficulty off the West Cork coast during blustery offshore conditions.

Volunteer crew members from the Sligo Bay RNLI were called into action after several dinghies capsized during sailing activities at Sligo Yacht Club when weather conditions unexpectedly deteriorated.

The volunteers of the Crosshaven Coast Guard received their third callout in just 48 hours following reports of a vessel on the rocks near Aghada.

Enniskillen RNLI volunteers were called into action after two vessels experienced difficulties near Devenish Island on Lough Erne.

Crosshaven Coast Guard volunteers were tasked by MRSC Valentia to assist a 15-metre yacht located approximately two nautical miles south of Roche’s Point with two persons onboard.

Boyne Fishermans Rescue and Recovery received a call reporting a dog swimming in the river near the Viaduct Bridge area. The dog’s owner was understandably distressed, fearing the dog would become exhausted and get into difficulty in the middle of the river.

It has been a busy 24 hours for Drogheda Coast Guard, with volunteers responding to two separate incidents in the Drogheda area involving concerns for people near the River Boyne.

The Aran Islands lifeboat crew carried out a medical evacuation from Inis Meáin aftter being tasked by Valentia Coast Guard.

Volunteer crew members from the RNLI in Skerries were requested to launch after a yacht became entangled in fishing gear off the north Dublin coast.

Volunteers with the RNLI in Baltimore had a busy Tuesday (5 May), launching twice to assist a stricken yacht and later to carry out a medical evacuation from Cape Clear Island.

Killaloe Coast Guard unit respond to a call for assistance involving a drifting powerboat on Lough Derg.

Red Bay RNLI volunteer crew members carried out a medical evacuation from Rathlin Island.

Valentia Coast Guard requested the volunteer crew at Aran Islands RNLI to launch after reports that a person had separated from friends, while exploring Straw Island and had failed to return.

Valentia Coast Guard requested the launch of the Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to assist two people aboard a 32-foot motor cruiser that had suffered gearbox failure.

Two people were brought safely ashore late on Friday night after their yacht lost its mast off the coast of Wicklow Harbour, prompting a call-out for the volunteer crew of the Wicklow RNLI.

Volunteer lifeboat crews from Galway and the Aran Islands were called into action on the evening of 1 May after a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) got into difficulty off Fanore, Co. Clare.

Portrush RNLI inshore lifeboat was launched following multiple 999 calls reporting a kayaker in difficulty near the Herring Pond in Portstewart.

In an early morning callout, volunteer lifeboat crews from both Arklow and Rosslare Harbour RNLI stations answered an urgent call for help after a 24-foot yacht got into difficulty off the Wicklow coast.