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Lough Ree RNLI volunteers assist 19 persons as summer season reaches peak

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On Monday morning of this week Lough Ree RNLI was requested by the Coast Guard to go to the assistance of four people on board a stranded cruiser near Clonminch Island on the lake, bringing to 19 the number of people assisted in six incidents this week.

First call out for Clifden RNLI’s new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat

The volunteer crew of Clifden RNLI joined Aran Islands RNLI and Shannon-based Rescue 115 helicopter to carry out a search of the waters around Bunowen Bay last weekend.

‘The two luckiest Girls in Galway’

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Knowledge of how to read the sea is a rare gift. Patrick Oliver, one the last of the Claddagh fishermen, who once had a fleet of 200 boats in the bay, carries on the family tradition successfully catching lobster and crab. Patrick knows the local coastal waters like few others. When on Thursday morning August 13 2020, he heard that the two young women, Sara Feeney (23) and Ellen Glynn (17), who had set out from Furbo beach on their inflatable paddle boards the evening before, were still missing, he phoned his brother Dave who had been out all night on the Galway lifeboat searching.

All for the tip of a finger….

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On a wet and windy night off the coast of Mayo, the big Search and Rescue 116, Sikorsky S92 helicopter, was preparing to land at Blacksod lighthouse to refuel. It was Monday evening March 13 2017.

Ring seeks update on Westport Coast Guard Station

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Michael Ring T.D., queried the update position on the new Coast Guard Station for Westport at The Quay in Westport.

Italian brothers return to Aran to thank Coast Guard rescuers

Two Italian tourists who were rescued by an Irish Coast Guard crew when they were swept into the sea at Inis Mor two years ago returned to the island yesterday to reunite with the team who helped them.

Lough Ree RNLI crew busy as several craft experience lake difficulties

Lough Ree RNLI volunteer crew has had a busy five days, coming to the rescue of 24 people and a dog on five boats which ran aground on the lake in the past week.

News in Brief - Around the county

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News in brief from around the county  

Galway Lifeboat called to yacht in difficulty on Galway Bay

A man whose yacht got into difficulty on Galway Bay on Monday has been rescued by Galway RNLI Lifeboat.

Lough Ree RNLI ensure safety as ground cruisers recovered

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Volunteer lifeboat crew at Lough Ree RNLI responded to two callouts on Saturday afternoon ensuring the safety of seven water users on grounded cruisers.

 

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