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  • LNR – A Declared Facility

    Lough Neagh Rescue is proud to announce that, following a new Maritime and Coastguard Agency policy of inspection of Independent Lifeboat Stations in the UK, we are the first of the 21 Independent UK Lifeboat Stations to receive this new inspection and have been officially validated as a Declared Facility of the Coastguard for Lough […]

  • Callout 508

    Lough Neagh Rescue tasked by MRCC Belfast at 19:24 to reports of 3 persons stranded on Coney Island due to the poor weather conditions. The wind was gusting up to force 8 (Gale). Kinnego Lifeboat transferred the casualties from the island and landed them into the care of the Lough Neagh Coastguard team at Maghery.

  • Junction One Charity of the Year

    Lough Neagh Rescue are proud to announce that we have been awarded Junction One’s Charity of the Year for 2012. Please say tuned for upcoming fundraising events at Junction One throughout the year. Many thanks to Junction One and all who worked on this award.

  • Martin Kidd

    It is with deepest sympathy and heartfelt anguish that Lough Neagh Rescue have to report the sudden loss of a crew mate. Martin Kidd, based in Antrim was at the forefront of helping to establish our Antrim base. His dedication and honesty to all he approached was remarkable. Lough Neagh Rescue are very proud to […]

  • Call Out 507

    Paged 16:32 – HMCG tasked Lough Neagh Rescue to a reported missing person in the Vicinity of Shillington Bridge, Portadown. Both Ardboe and Kinnego Lifeboats launched immediately to assist in the search. Shortly after being launched, both boats were stood down and search called off.

  • Lough Neagh Rescue announces new station for Antrim

    Following their recent AGM the new Board of Lough Neagh Rescue has announced their approved plans for a lifeboat station to be located beside Antrim Council’s slipway into the Sixmilewater River. Lough Neagh Rescue was established in 1990 following the tragic death of David Gray jnr. His father David Gray snr. set about progressing a […]

  • Team Building Exercise

    LNR Crew enjoyed an evening Orienteering at Craigavon Lakes finished of with Domino’s Pizza. The winning team where subject to a “stewards enquiry” as claims of cheating and mis-direction abounded. The evening, although it was chilly out, was attended by almost all the Crew. Everyone agreed it had been a fantastic success. Thanks to Mark […]

  • Santa Goes to the Meadows

    Once again the children of Craigavon delighted in the arrival of Santa by Lifeboat up the River Bann to the Meadows Shopping Centre. The crowd this year where doubly treated by the arrival of not one, but two Lifeboats, delighting the even larger crowd than last year.

  • Call Out 503

    Units from LNR including Lifeboats from Kinnego, Ardboe and Antrim Stations took part in a missing person search of the River Bann. The search took place over 10 days co-ordinated by PSNI POLSA Officers. The search was regretably concluded by an eventual recovery by the Boyne Fishermens Rescue and Recovery Services Diving unit. Our sincere […]

  • Call out 502

    Units from the Battery Harbour, Sixmilewater and Kinnego bases tasked by NISAR SAR Co-ordinators for a person search in the vicinity of the River Bann Motorway bridge near Portadown. Units have been on scene for the past 2 days.  Today there was a concerted turnout of responders’ with HMCG Officers, 30 PSNI Officers, 25 LNR, […]