Lough Neagh Rescue

Lifeboats tasked at 10.54 to reports of two young girls stranded on Coney Island. Lifeboats quickly arrived on scene and worked out that a party of 3 had attempted to make their way to Maghery slip on kayaks, but due to rapidly deteriorating conditions, they were blown off course. The advance party made the good […]

Crews were tasked at 13:43 to initial reports of 2 persons in the water being blown off shore on paddle boards west of the Lough Neagh Discovery Centre at Oxford Island. Crews quickly launched and made their way to the scene where a passing boat had come to the assistance of 3 casualties. The casualties were […]

Our crews from Antrim, Ardboe & Kinnego were tasked at 18:14 to an incident on the River Blackwater.  Along with Lough Neagh Coastguard Rescue Team and Police Service of Northern Ireland, our crews quickly conducted a search of the river where we quickly located and recovered the body of a male. We would like to […]

Over the last two weekends Lough Neagh Rescue Crews and our statutory agency partners have been involved in the search for a missing person on Lough Erne. Earlier today the body of the missing person was located and recovered in a multi agency effort. Lough Neagh Rescue wishes to place on record  our deepest sympathies […]

Lifeboats tasked at 13:03 to reports of a sailing boat which lost engine power whilst returning to Kinnegow with 2 persons on board. Lifeboats located them just north of 6ft flat, The vessel was towed back to Kinnego. Lifeboats back in base, washed, and refuelled ready for our next tasking.

Lifeboats tasked by Belfast Coastguard at 10:25 am to a report of a broken down motorboat 1nm west of Rams Island with 1 person on board. Crews quickly responded & the casualty was swiftly located.  LNR secured a tow-line to the casualty vessel & commenced a long tow to the casualties home berth at Kinnego. […]

Lifeboats were tasked by Belfast Coastguard at 17:34pm and were requested to proceed to Rams Island where 3 persons become stranded with poor weather conditions and a kayak which had been damaged.  Upon arriving on scene our crews located the casualties and checked that they were ok and not in need of any any medical […]

Lifeboats were tasked by Belfast Coastguard at 12:28pm to search for a vessel with 2 persons on board that had launched from Kinnego and was on route towards Rams Island. The casualty vessel lost engine power and it was uncertain if they were drifting or at anchor.  Our lifeboats launched into South Easterly winds (gusting […]

Lifeboats tasked at 10:31 to reports of a boat aground near Coney Island.Once on scene the Lifeboats located a casualty on Coney Flat and their boat drifting. Lifeboats provided assistance. Lifeboats back in base at 11:46, ready for our next tasking.