Lough Neagh Rescue

HM Coastguard tasked Lough Neagh Rescue at 13:59 to a sailing boat with a broken mast in the area of Skady (North). Ardboe lifeboat launched and proceeded to the area, when on scene the crew assessed the casualty vessel and set up a tow line. A tow commenced and the vessel was brought into Ballyronan […]

LNR were paged by Coastguard at 17:02 to a report of a Yacht aground with two person on board near Six Foot Flat. Ardboe Lifeboat re-floated the vessel and began a tow. Kinnego Lifeboat then took over the tow while Ardboe Lifeboat took one of the Yacht’s crew to Kinnego Marina as they were beginning […]

LNR were paged by Coastguard at 13:36 after receiving a Mayday call on their Black Mountain aerial site followed up with a DSC (Digital selective calling) alert. No position was given by the vessel in either call. The aerial site covers a large area including Lough Neagh so with no position given the LNR Lifeboats […]

HM Coastguard paged LNR at 22:05 to a 40ft racing vessel with 2 persons on board that was drifting without power around Blackards Rock with no anchor or navigation lights. As Ardboe and Kinnego Lifeboats launched Coastguard informed them that the casualty vessel had regained engine power and made its way back to the Battery […]

HM Coastguard paged Antrim Bay Lifeboat at 19:23 to a distressed women in the water around the front of Antrim Boat Club. Antrim Lifeboat was launched and arrived on scene to find a male and female in the water. The male had swam out with a life ring to help keep the female casualties head […]

At 19:24 HM Coastguard tasked LNR to a yacht with 5 persons on board that has run aground in Antrim Bay. All three lifeboats where launched. Upon arrival it was discovered that there were 2 yachts which had got into difficulty. Antrim Lifeboat was first on the scene and secured the first yacht before Ardboe […]

HM Coastguard tasked LNR at 20:56 to assist a broken down Fletcher speedboat with 2 persons on boat in the Gawleys Gate area. Information then came through that the boat was closer to Rams Island and had run aground onto rocks. Both Kinnego and Ardboe Lifeboats arrived on scene and located the casualty vessel close […]

LNR were tasked by Coastguard at 14:27 to a Bayliner Speedboat reported lost around the Castlebay area near Coney Island with 2 persons onboard. Ardboe lifeboat launched and found the lost vessel. After confirming crew and vessel where ok, they where escorted back towards Kinnego Bay. They were met by Kinnego lifeboat who took over […]

HM Coastguard tasked LNR at 19:55 to a broken down Bayliner 26ft boat with 2 persons on board between Rams Island & Gawleys Gate. Ardboe lifeboat launched and proceeded to that area and with no sign of vessel, continued to search south and found the vessel at Bartins Bay. All vessel crew was fine so […]