By Dan Walsh Kilmore Quay RNLI assisted a 40ft yacht with an injured crew member on board 20 nautical miles off the Wexford coast and towed the vessel to Kilmore Quay. The call was requested by the Irish Coast Guard at 4pm on Friday. One of the two crew on board the ketch had sustainedContinue reading “Injured yachtsman brought to safety”
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All safe and well in Saltee Islands rescue
By Dan Walsh Kilmore Quay RNLI responded to two separate requests from the Irish Coast Guard for assistance to pleasure crafts in the vicinity of the Saltee Islands on Easter Saturday. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their all-weather Tamar class lifeboat Killarney, by the Irish Coast Guard at 3.07pm on Saturday to assist inContinue reading “All safe and well in Saltee Islands rescue”
Tommy (11) swims for Kilmore Quay RNLI
By Dan Walsh Eleven-year-old Tommy Kehoe was one of approximately sixty swimmers who completed the fundraising challenge, 20 Dips in December, on the Little Beach in Kilmore Quay on New Year’s Eve in aid of Kilmore Quay RNLI. Tommy alone has so far raised €1,140. A brilliant achievement for this young man. It is estimatedContinue reading “Tommy (11) swims for Kilmore Quay RNLI”
Kilmore and Rosslare feature on BBC 2
By Dan Walsh Volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews from Kilmore Quay, Rosslare Harbour and Dunmore East will feature in the popular BBC 2 television series Saving Lives at Sea on Tuesday, October 12th. Real life rescue footage gives a frontline view of how the charity’s lifesavers risk their own lives as they go to the aidContinue reading “Kilmore and Rosslare feature on BBC 2”
Anglers rescued 50 miles off Wexford coast
By Dan Walsh Three people were rescued by Kilmore Quay RNLI last Saturday afternoon after their 6.3m cruiser got into difficulty 50 miles off the Wexford coast while they were on an angling day trip. The volunteer crew were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guard at 1.30pm to assess the situation where theContinue reading “Anglers rescued 50 miles off Wexford coast”
Four rescued from sinking yacht off Wexford coast
By Dan Walsh Four people were rescued this morning (Thursday) after their 14m yacht got into difficulty and subsequently sank 50 miles off the Wexford coast. The volunteer Kilmore Quay crew were requested to launch their all-weather Tamar class lifeboat Killarney, by the Irish Coast Guard at 2.44am and assess the situation where the vessel hadContinue reading “Four rescued from sinking yacht off Wexford coast”
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