Lough Neagh Rescue

Lifeboats were tasked at 17:14 by Belfast Coastguard to attend a vessel with 5 persons on board that had broken down while making their way from Ardboe to Sandy Bay marina. Lifeboats attended the scene by which time the casualty vessel managed to get their engines started and were able to make their own way […]

Lifeboats were tasked by Belfast Coastguard at 13:49 and requested to go to the aid a jet ski with 2 persons on board in difficulties on the river Blackwater. Lifeboat attended the scene, brought the 2 casualties on board, and towed their vessel to Maghery where we transferred the casualties over to the awaiting coastguard […]

Lifeboats tasked by Belfast Coastguard at 19:07 and requested to launch to the aid of a boat which had engine failure 5nm North of Kinnego/Oxford Island.  Having launched our lifeboats, the crew were then contacted by the Belfast Coastguard and advised to stand down as the casualty vessel had regained power and no longer required […]

Lifeboats tasked by Belfast Coastguard at 20:06 to reports of a boat with engine difficulties within the Antrim bay.   As the crew arrived to the station it was established the stricken vessel was able to regain power and make its own way into Antrim Marina.  Crew made contact with the people onboard who confirmed […]

Lifeboats were paged at 17:10 and requested to launch to the aid of a fishing boat which had its props fouled and was drifting near Antrim Bay. The lifeboats launched and proceeded to the location identified by the casualty, after a short search the casualty was located drifting towards Cranfield. The crew on board the […]

Lifeboats were paged at 19:10 and tasked to a stricken motor cruiser approx. 2 nm outside Ballyronan Marina.  The lifeboats launched and a short time later located the casualty vessel with 3 persons on board who were safe and well. Following initial assessment, a tow line was connected, and the vessel was brought safely into […]

Lifeboats were paged at 17:16 and tasked to a 27 ft boat broken down north of Gawley’s gate.The lifeboats launched and and proceeded to the area. En route they were informed the boat had managed to get a tow by a local boat and lifeboats were stood down. Lifeboats returned to base and made ready […]

Lifeboats tasked at 15:28 by Belfast Coastguard to reports of an overturned personal watercraft within Antrim Bay. Once on scene two casualties were extracted from the water and taken onboard the lifeboat. Both casualties were transferred to Antrim Marina and received medical attention before being handed over to our colleagues in the Northern Ireland Ambulance […]

Lifeboats tasked at 1:16 am by Belfast Coastguard to reports of two persons in the water beside a boat which had ran aground at Maghery. Lifeboats and a local boat extracted the two casualties from the water and took them ashore for treatment with the help of the Lough Neagh Coastguard team. They were subsequently […]

Tasked by Belfast Coastguard at 18:16 to a boat aground between Sandy Bay and Rams Island. Lifeboats successfully refloated the vessel and towed it to Crumlin Marina. Lifeboats returned to base and made ready for next tasking.