Lough Neagh Rescue

On behalf of the crew and members of LNR, we would like to thank all who helped out on the day. It was a hugh success. A big thanks to all our sponsors, Cookstown District Council, Forbes Spar Ardboe, The Harbour Chippy Moortown, Costcutters Moortown and Kellys Shop Moortown.

Fantastic day at the clay pigeon shoot, we had awesome weather, great targets and some great fun at the pool trap, not to mention raising £1000 for Lough Neagh Rescue. Many thanks to all who contributed.

Lifeboats tasked to reports of two people in the water South of Cranfield. Casualties and a Jet Ski safely recovered and escorted to Cranfield.

At 18.34 hmcg tasked  lifeboat to a motor cruiser with 4 POB stranded in shallow water after hitting rocks in the Kinturk flat area. The life boat sucessfully released the vessel from the rocks, and took it in tow to ballyronan marina, where they were safely returned to shore(4 persons rescued )

19ft Coribee with 2 POB ran aground 1 mile SSW of Ram’s Island. Vessel located, checked for damage, then escorted under her own power to Crumlin Marina.

HMCG requested launch to North Lough Neagh to a vessel with 6 POB.  Reports were sketchy as they were reportedly stranded on the Toome Bay sand banks, but were in fact picked up by life boat  south west of Skaddy Island,  a very dangerous area. The cruiser had hit Weisner Rock and sustained  a lot […]

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Lough Neagh Rescue hosted a training and awareness seminar by Pamela Hughes an Equality Commission Officer. The evening was well attended with 19 crew receiving certification in Equality Awareness. The evening was most useful in that it gave us clear direction in what areas we needed to address in the run up to membership of the […]

Lifeboats paged @ 21.50hrs to reports of a yacht in trouble near Ballyronan. Vessel was located then assisted back to harbour

On way back to base from Antrim Game Fair, Support 1 was hailed by a 17ft Skipper Yacht that had  broken down and was drifting. Crew attached a tow and brought casualty back to Kinnego Marina. There where 2 POB. HMCG informed and info passed.