By Dan Walsh An 11-metre sailing vessel, with two persons on board, that sent out distress signals when approximately three nautical miles south-east of Hook Head was towed to safety by Dunmore East RNLI lifeboat yesterday. The vessel had lost all power and called the Irish Coast Guard for emergency assistance. The Dunmore East RNLIContinue reading “Sailing ship safe after distress off Hook Head”
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RNLI 200 Concert in the National Opera House
By Dan Walsh RNLI 200 Concert is a special commemorative event marking the 200-year legacy of the RNLI and pays tribute to the brave volunteers who crew the boats, their families who make sacrifices, and the communities that support them. It takes place in the National Opera House, Wexford, on May 23rd next. RNLI 200Continue reading “RNLI 200 Concert in the National Opera House”
Boat catches fire off Hook Head
By Dan Walsh Two people have been rescued after their vessel caught fire four miles southeast of Hook Head yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. Dunmore East RNLI Lifeboat responded to a call from the Irish Coast Guard seeking emergency assistance for a vessel on fire at 1.27pm. Fortunately, the situation had been brought under control and extinguishedContinue reading “Boat catches fire off Hook Head”
3 rescued from yacht off Hook Head
By Dan Walsh Three people on board a yacht stranded one and a half miles north-west of Hook Head were rescued by the crew of Dunmore East RNLI late last Thursday night. Alerted by the Irish Coast Guard, the volunteer lifeboat crew were called into action late last night at 11.43pm to assist the threeContinue reading “3 rescued from yacht off Hook Head”
Fishing boat rescued off Hook Head
By Dan Walsh Three men on board a 12-metre fishing vessel were rescued by Dunmore East RNLI this morning after they got into difficulty at sea. The volunteer crew were paged at 9.30am following a notification from the Irish Coast Guard that a fishing vessel required assistance south east of Hook Head. The casualty vesselContinue reading “Fishing boat rescued off Hook Head”
Brave lifeboat volunteers honoured
By Dan Walsh Coxswains of three Irish lifeboats in the South East -Eamonn O’Rourke (Rosslare RNLI), Eugene Kehoe (Kilmore Quay RNLI) and Roy Abrahamsson (Dunmore East RNLI) were amongst lifesavers from across the British Isles and Ireland invited to join His Royal Highness (HRH) The Duke of Kent at St James’s Palace, London, last FridayContinue reading “Brave lifeboat volunteers honoured”
Sea search for missing man off Wexford coast
By Dan Walsh A 40-miles sea search from Land’s End to Rosslare involving Irish and Welsh RNLI lifeboats and helicopter services from Waterford and Wales took part in a daylong search for a missing person today. It’s understood a man may have gone overboard from a Stena Line sailing from Cherbourg to Rosslare Europort thisContinue reading “Sea search for missing man off Wexford coast”
Engine failure vessel rescued at sea
By Dan Walsh Arklow RNLI came to the aid of two people on Monday following a call out request at 3.45pm from the Irish Coast Guard to assist a vessel which had lost propulsion some miles south of Arklow. In fair seas with a light easterly breeze, the all-weather Trent class lifeboat made its wayContinue reading “Engine failure vessel rescued at sea”
RNLI seeks new shop volunteers
By Dan Walsh The RNLI is looking for new shop volunteers to join its lifesaving teams at Courtown, Wexford and Kilmore Quay and just like the charity’s lifeboats, the RNLI’s retail team need a dedicated volunteer crew -people of all ages and abilities – who can give a little time to help save lives atContinue reading “RNLI seeks new shop volunteers”
RNLI crews to receive Medals for Gallantry
By Dan Walsh The RNLI will present three lifeboat crews in the South-East with gallantry awards for their role in a rescue last October that saved nine lives and prevented a 100-metre cargo vessel, carrying 4,000 tonnes of coal, from hitting rocks at Hook Head. The Coxswains of Dunmore East RNLI, Kilmore Quay RNLI andContinue reading “RNLI crews to receive Medals for Gallantry”
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