Tag Archives: Kilmore Quay RNLI

By Dan Walsh Kilmore Quay RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat was launched on Sunday at 1.42pm to assist in a search for a kayaker that had become separated from a group kayaking to the small Saltee Island. Weather and sea conditions were good at the time. The Irish Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 117 also joined the searchContinue reading “Kayaker is safe and well at Kilmore Quay”

By Dan Walsh It was an exceptionally busy weekend for Kilmore Quay RNLI who responded to three separate requests for help from the Irish Coast Guard for assistance to people on vessels with engine failure off the Wexford coast. On Friday morning, the crew responded to a request from the Irish Coast Guard to assistContinue reading “Busy weekend for Kilmore Quay RNLI”

By Dan Walsh Kilmore Quay RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat was launched at 2.37pm on Saturday afternoon to assist two people aboard a 32-foot yacht with engine failure close to the Saltee Islands. The lifeboat was under the command of Coxswain Eugene Kehoe with five crew members on board and it arrived on scene just north ofContinue reading “Yacht breaks down near Saltee Islands”

By Dan Walsh Five people aboard an angling charter boat were rescued this afternoon after a rope became entangled in a propeller south-east of the Saltee Islands. Kilmore Quay RNLI Lifeboat was requested to launch by the Coast Guard at 1pm today. Under the command of Coxswain Trevor Devereux with four crew members on boardContinue reading “5 rescued on angling trip to Saltee Islands”