Double launch requests for Portrush RNLI
- Robert Stone
- Jul 12
- 1 min read
Saturday 12 July 2025
Portrush Inshore Lifeboat was requested to launch by Belfast Coastguard this evening to reports of paddleboarders in difficulty between Curran Point (East Strand) and the Skerries.
Portrush Inshore Lifeboat was requested to launch by Belfast Coastguard this evening to reports of paddleboarders in difficulty between Curran Point (East Strand) and the Skerries.
The launch request was received at 8.11pm and launched in perfect conditions at 8.25pm.
The volunteer crew Ben Wilson and Karl O’Neill located the paddleboarders very quickly and assisted them back to shore where they handed them over to the Coastguard.
Meanwhile at 8.03 pm the All-weather Lifeboat was also requested to launch to a person in distress at Castlerock. The ALB and her volunteer crew launched at 8.18pm and were on scene at 8.30pm. However once on scene it was established that the person had made it to shore herself where the coastguard and ambulance service were waiting to assess her condition. The ALB and her crew were stood down and arrived back on station at 8.44pm.
Charlie Grossie Launch Authority at Portrush RNLI said:
‘This is the start of the summer season, and we would ask that if you see someone in difficulty in the water, please dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
We would also advise that if you are intending to go out on the water at all make sure you have a means of dialling 999 if you get into difficulty.
