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

Callout 587


Sun 8th May 2016 @ 17.55. HMCG paged and tasked Ardboe lifeboat to a small blue/white fishing like boat with 1 person on board whom got disoriented of their location but had stayed beside a cardinal marker and was able to read it’s number. Ardboe lifeboat located the vessel around reedy flat were it was drifting. 2 crew was transferred onto the casualty vessel and brought it back to Kinnego bay area where Kinnego Lifeboat took over and brought the vessel into marina were it had launched from. Ardboe lifeboat returned to base as Kinnego took vessel and casualty back to Kinnego marina.