Rescue 118 involved in search for missing diver
A search is due to resume this morning for a diver missing 20 miles north of Fanad. The Coast Guard were alerted at 4:30pm yesterday when a diver failed to return from the water with their group. A search operation was launched along with Sligo based Rescue 118, the Lough Swilly RNLI…
Bundoran RNLI assist in bringing boat in difficulty safely to shore
The Bundoran RNLI and the Killybegs Coastguard were called out to assist in a rescue in Donegal yesterday afternoon. The alarm was raised around 3:45pm by a member of the public after a rib with four people on board broke down off Malinbeg, close to Rathlin O’Beirne Island. The Bundoran…
Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat assist in dive boat rescue
The Volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat assisted in the rescue of a dive boat with 4 people on board. Malin Head Coast Guard received the call at around 1.50pm yesterday afternoon who requested the immediate launch of The Bundoran Lifeboat and Killybegs Coast Guard Rib. The Bundoran lifeboat was…
Search continues for missing Rescue 116 crew members
The RNLI says they’re grateful to the civilians who joined rescue teams for yesterday’s massive sea search off Mayo and Donegal. Over 100 boats were out yesterday searching an area from Achill to Aranmore island for Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby which was the largest sea search in the history…
Huge land and sea search underway for missing crew of Rescue 116 today
A huge land and sea search is taking place along the West Coast of Ireland today for the two missing crew of Rescue 116. The helicopter crashed over three weeks ago off the Mayo coast. The RNLI, Coastguard and Naval service will take advantage of today’s good weather to search…
Eight people rescued off the Sligo coast near Aughris Head
The Sheila & Denis Tongue arriving back at Sligo Bay Lifeboat station. Photo credit: A.Gillen A diving boat with eight divers on board capsized this morning off the Sligo coast near Aughris Head north of Skreen village. One person was airlifted to the A&E Department of Sligo University Hospital while…
Arranmore RNLI lifeboat brings fifty people to safety so far this year
Fifty people have been brought to safety by the Arranmore RNLI lifeboat in Donegal so far this year. While the population of the island is declining, Press Officer Nora Flanagan says that they are lucky that volunteers are forthcoming to help with their work. In fact this year saw a…