Lough Neagh Rescue

Lifeboats tasked to broken down cruiser at Skane Flat. Boat towed back to Kinnego. RTB 18.30hrs

At 10.32 hrs crews paged, crew where stood down at 10.40 hrs by HMCG, false alarm.

Crew travelled to Drogheda to take part in a Training & Benchmarking Day with the Boyne Fishermen Rescue & Recovery Service. It was hard not to be impressed with the team’s skills, especially at delivering first aid. It’s hoped that this will be one of many such visits as our relationship develops over the coming months.

On Sunday 12th December @ 1500hrs LNR was tasked to Lurgan Park Lake where there was a report of a man who had fallen through the ice. Upon arrival the crew found that the incident was under the control of the NIFRS & PSNI. Our crew assisted where they could and then withdrew at the […]

This weekend a convoy of vehicles from the British red Cross descended on Kinnego Marina to let local Emergency Responders have a look at their Flood Response Units. The day was very informative with MCA,LNR,NIAS, and NIFRS all taking part. This was the first multi agency get together to discuss the way forward in this […]

On Saturday, Lough Neagh Rescue had an unusual call out. Santa had been stranded at the North Pole. All of his Reindeer, including Rudolph had come down with a nasty case of the sniffles. Santas call for help was intercepted by HM Coastguard in Bangor. Immediately they tasked Lough Neagh Rescue to the edge of […]

Today LNR, NIFRS & HMCG concluded a joint Exercise at Mulhollands Sand Quay. The scenario was a simulated fire on board the Sand Barge, there where persons reported and units turned out from Portadown and Lurgan. Firefiighters donned BA equipment and entered a smoke filled confined space to fight the fire and retrieve casualties. Suddenly […]

Lough Neagh Rescue was tasked by HMCG at 13.55 to reports that a jet ski was in trouble. Two casualties had been picked up by the Kinnego Explorer which had discovered them on Phil Roe’s Flat. It soon became clear that they had fallen off their jet ski which had then drifted away. One unit […]

Lough Neagh Rescue was tasked by HMCG at 16.35 to reports that a yacht with three persons on board was in difficulty. One unit was launched and quickly located the vessel half a mile west of Emerson’s Quay. One of the mast supports had broken and the vessel was in danger of capsizing. The vessel was […]

At 17:35hrs Coastguard received a cll from a Jet-Ski near the River Maine on the North Shore. The Ski had lost his passenger into the water and could not locate him. Coastguard tasked 2 LNR units to search. Police 44 & 45 where also routed to the incident. Soon after,  the casualty was spotted by […]