Lough Neagh Rescue

Lifeboats paged @19.31 and tasked to a speed boat run aground in the Tolands flat area with 3 adults, 2 children and a dog onboard. Lifeboats arrived on scene and were able to make sure everyone in the casualty vessel was ok. A tow line was deployed and once the tow commenced the vessel was […]

LNR paged at 16:49 to reports of a boat with engine problems. Stood down shortly afterwards.

Lifeboats paged at 13:28 and tasked to a broken down speed boat approx two miles from Ardboe point with 5 persons on board. The skipper of the broken down boat was able to provide a latitude and longitude which made locating them a lot easier as the visibility was poor. Lifeboats arrived alongside the casualty […]

Lifeboats paged at 8.50am. Coastguard had received a call from a concerned member of the public that had seen a submerged speed boat with potential casualties in the water in Castor Bay. Lifeboats quickly made way to the area and located the vessel which was close to the shore but had taken on water. On […]

Lifeboats paged at 20.26 to a 30ft cruiser with 6 adults and 4 children on board that was broken down north of Rams island. Lifeboats quickly launched and proceeded to the area and came across the boat west of Rams island. Everyone was safe onboard the vessel, so a towline was set up and tow […]

Tasked to a broken down boat with 2 children, 3 adults and a dog onboard. The vessel had been making its way from the Battery harbour to Gawleys gate when it broke down. Lifeboats quickly launched and carried out a search for the broken down boat in rough conditions and large swells. It had drifted […]

Lifeboats tasked at 18:42 to search for a vessel with 3 adults on board. The vessel had lost propulsion and was drifting in Toome bay. Lifeboats launched and proceeded to the area, whilst arriving on scene and locating the casualty vessel another boat from a local quay had seen the vessel drifting and proceeded towards […]

Lifeboats tasked at 19:24 to search for a vessel with 2 adults and 2 children on board. The vessel had engine difficulties and was blown towards a shoreline. The vessel was unsure of their exact location but gave as much information as possible for our crews to commence a search, lifeboats proceeded to search from […]

Lifeboats paged at 16:43 and tasked to an 8 metre Cruiser with 5 persons on board – 3 adults and 2 children. The vessel was believed to have run aground south of Rams Island. Lifeboats launched and searched the area but with nothing seen, further information was relayed that the vessel was close to Tolans […]

Lifeboats paged by coastguard at 19.18. Tasked to a boat run aground south of Coney Island. Boats launched and quickly located the vessel on the way to Coney. Crew were deployed with a tow line to try and refloat the vessel. A tow line was attached to the stern of the vessel and was able […]