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Thirty years is both a lifetime and the blink of an eye—long enough to shape a legacy, yet fleeting when measured against the endless rhythm of the sea. On the evening of 27 March 1996 at 9pm, a quiet but profound promise was made along the shores of Galway Bay. That promise—to save lives at sea—has been kept, steadfastly and selflessly, by the volunteers of the Galway RNLI Lifeboat Station ever since.

The Aran Islands RNLI volunteer crew were requested to launch Friday evening at 8.59pm by the Irish Coast Guard following reports of an overdue kayaker.

Aran Islands RNLI volunteer, Noel Seoighe, completed his final assessment after months of hard work and determination and is now the ready to take command of the David Kirkaldy, all weather lifeboat.