Lough Neagh Rescue

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.

Tasked by Belfast Coastguard at 16:38 to a boat aground near Kinnego Bay. Lifeboat crew successfully refloated the vessel. Lifeboats returned to base and made ready for next tasking.

Lifeboats were tasked by Belfast Coastguard at 17:53 to a person in the water at Gawley’s Gate. Lifeboats were launched immediately and proceeded to the area.  While on route to the casualty our crews were updated by coastguard that the person had been retrieved by another person on a personal watercraft and taken to the […]

Crews where paged at 7:12pm by Belfast Coastguard to help our colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service to reports of an unconscious casualty within the Rea’s Wood area of Antrim. Once on scene, a casualty was taken from the area to a nearby ambulance for further treatment.  Crews stood down, returned to base and […]

Lifeboats tasked at 6:48am by Belfast Coastguard to reports of a Personal Location Beacon being activated. Information received narrowed a search area down to the Ardmore Point heading north towards Antrim. After a detailed search and further information being received from the coastguard, all Lifeboats were stood down, returned to base and refuelled ready for […]

Lifeboats tasked at 15:26 by Belfast Coastguard to reports of a missing windsurfer. First informant said they lost sight & had scanned the area with binoculars before contacting the coastguard. Crews quickly deployed & conducted a search of the nearby bays before safely locating the casualty who had managed to get back on his board. […]