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.

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

Volunteers from the RNLI at Lough Derg RNLI launched to assist two people aboard a 30ft motor cruiser that suffered engine failure on the River Shannon near Ballymacegan Island.

Volunteer crew members from the RNLI at Red Bay launched a rescue operation to assist a lone sailor whose yacht got into difficulty in rough conditions off the Scottish coast.

Volunteer lifeboat crew from RNLI in Kilmore Quay launched to assist the crew of a 10-metre fishing vessel after it suffered a fouled propeller and began drifting towards the Keeragh Islands off the Wexford coast.

Fethard RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew launched on Friday morning, 15 May, to assist a lone sailor whose vessel had lost power and was drifting in the shipping channel north of Barrow Bridge in the Waterford Estuary.

Volunteer crew members from the RNLI in Enniskillen were called into action after a longboat ran aground near marker 55K on Lough Erne.

Ballyglass RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat was requested to launch following reports of a vessel taking on water in Broadhaven Bay.

Volunteer crew members from the RNLI in Dunmore East launched on Tuesday evening to assist a sailing vessel that lost both engine and electrical power off the coast of Hook Head.

Crosshaven RNLI lifeboat crew launched following reports of a vessel adrift in the shipping channel near Passage West.

Volunteer crew from the RNLI station at Portaferry were tasked to an emergency call after reports of a man overboard near Ringhaddy Sound on the western shore of Strangford Lough.

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.