By Dan Walsh Kilmore Quay Lifeboat crew joined with lifeboats from Dunmore East and Ballycotton, Coast Guard helicopters R117 and R116 and a UK fixed wing aircraft in a major search for a missing man. The incident occurred 16 nautical miles south of Dunmore East, in the Irish Sea. A 999 call was received lastContinue reading “Kilmore Lifeboat in search for missing man”
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Fishing boat crew assisted by lifeboat
By Dan Walsh Kilmore Quay RNLI responded this morning (Monday) to help the crew of a 10-metre fishing boat with a fouled propeller south of the Saltee Islands. The Irish Coast Guard requested the volunteer crew to launch their all-weather Tamar class lifeboat RNLB Killarney at 8.55am. Coxswain Aidan Bates and four crew members promptlyContinue reading “Fishing boat crew assisted by lifeboat”
December Dips delight at Kilmore Quay
By Dan Walsh Kilmore Quay RNLI Volunteers were delighted this week to meet those who took part in 20 Dips in December raising a record €7535.25 this year for their local lifeboat station. Now in its fourth year and organised by local ladies Gráinne O’Brien, Melinda Kehoe and Simmi Duffin, the fundraising event challenges participantsContinue reading “December Dips delight at Kilmore Quay”
Fishing trawler returns to Kilmore Quay
By Dan Walsh Kilmore Quay RNLI were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guarda at 11.55am today to assist the crew of a 24-metre fishing trawler experiencing engine failure a mile and a half south of Kilmore Quay harbour. Arriving on scene at 12.11pm, the lifeboat crew checked that all on board the vesselContinue reading “Fishing trawler returns to Kilmore Quay”
Sea casualty rescued at Great Saltee
By Dan Walsh Kilmore Quay RNLI were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guard at 11.30am on Monday when a casualty who had been on a small inflatable dinghy got into difficulty at sea, and at 11.55am was quickly located on the rocks at the north-west end of the Great Saltee. It was rainingContinue reading “Sea casualty rescued at Great Saltee”
RNLI Certificates presented at Kilmore Quay
By Dan Walsh Two of Kilmore Quay RNLI’s dedicated fundraising volunteers were presented with RNLI Certificates of Thanks in recognition of their longstanding service to the charity that saves lives at sea. As an independent charity organisation, the RNLI relies on donations to fund its life saving work. Kilmore Quay lifeboat crew are on callContinue reading “RNLI Certificates presented at Kilmore Quay”
Kilmore Quay signs the RNLI pledge
By Dan Walsh Kilmore Quay RNLI Lifeboat Station today (Sunday) took part in the next stage of the RNLI’s ‘Connecting our Communities’ relay-style event – one of the ways in which the charity is marking its 200th anniversary in 2024. At Kilmore Quay RNLI Lifeboat Station, the scroll was signed by Coxswain Eugene Kehoe, ShopContinue reading “Kilmore Quay signs the RNLI pledge”
Kayaker is safe and well at Kilmore Quay
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”
Busy weekend for Kilmore Quay RNLI
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”
Yacht breaks down near Saltee Islands
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”
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