LNR were delighted to have taken part in NIFRS exercise ‘water babies’ on Sunday 19th June at Kinnego Marina & Oxford Island. This was an ideal opportunity to refresh and test our skills alongside the other emergency services and agencies. We benefited greatly as the exercise was well organised and very realistic in its detail and we have taken away a lot of positive points from it. Our crew thoroughly enjoyed it, we had crew in various roles, we had crew as live casualties, crew on lifeboats who were directly involved in the exercise (being tested alongside the other emergency services) and we had crew providing safety cover for those in and around the water. The day was a great insight as to how professional all the emergency services are and we look forward to training alongside them again in the near future.
For emergencies on Lough Neagh and it’s tributary rivers call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
