For emergencies on Lough Neagh and it’s tributary rivers call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

Callout 531


HMCG tasked Lough Neagh Rescue at 14:30 to a report of a 20ft speedboat with 2 persons on board drifting with engine trouble. Kinnego lifeboat was already on the water attending the Lough Neagh Rescue open day at the Ardboe station and immediately left Ardboe to attend to the casualty. The speedboat was located near Ballyginniff on the Eastern Shore. Kinnego Lifeboat took the boat under tow and brought it to Antrim Marina.