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At 13-30hrs Kinnego Lifeboat was tasked to a McGregor sailing boat with two persons on board, aground on Phil Roes flat at the entrance to Kinnego Bay. KILB remained on scene while the boat re-floated under its own power, then escorted the casualty back into the Marina.

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When Philip McAvoy was on holiday at Creevy on the Donegal
Coast, he didn’t expect to be making headlines. Philip spotted a
fully clothed man jump off the pier after throwing his mobile phone into
the waves. Philip, who is a volunteer with Lough Neagh Rescue ,
didn’t think twice and jumped into the sea along with a community
nurse, Mrs Sarah Meehan, who had been preparing to go swimming
with her family. A very strong current was pulling the man out and
to add to the difficulties, the man became aggressive when his
rescuers reached him some 50 metres out. It took Philip and Mrs Meehan about 20 minutes to bring the man to the shore and he was taken away by ambulance.

The Award Ceremony was held at the Mansion House Dublin earlier this month.


Philip and Sarah Meehan receive their awards

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At 11.30 Kinnego and Ardboe ILB's where tasked by Coastguard to a Speedboat with 3 persons on board which had run aground on Coney Island Flat. KILB reached the casualty 25 minutes later and took the crew on board the Lifeboat, the speedboat was then towed to Maghery and the occupants delivered safely to dry land

Coney Island and the Flat seen just to the North

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Belfast Coastguard received a call from Police at 5.00 pm this evening, to advise that 16 jetskiers were missing. Lough Neagh Rescue Lifeboats from Kinnego and Ardboe where requested to begin a search and the Sligo Rescue helicopter was scrambled. The police also scrambled their search and rescue helicopter Rescue 44. The three Lough Neagh Rescue lifeboats from Kinnego and Ardboe were launched and the fire brigade also joined the search.Two jetskiers and their jetskis were found by the police helicopter at Ballyronan, another four at Gilmore Point by Kinnego Coastguard Rescue Team and five at Scady Rock by Kinnego Coastguard Rescue Team. One person was safe at home in Antrim. The final four people were found at Mcneils Quay by the Ardboe inshore lifeboat, accounting for all sixteen. We are pleased to report that all sixteen jetskiers have now been accounted for. The group started off from Gawleys Gate at 4.30 pm this afternoon in groups of three or four, however, a short while later a member of the public called to say that only one had made it back to the departure point and the search was launched.




Kinnego Lifeboat back at base

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At 13-10hrs Ardboe Lifeboat launched on service in force 4 conditions to a report of a broken down fishing boat at Rams Island. The fishing boat was taken in tow to Sandy Bay all persons safe and well.
Rams Island

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