Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat responds to a Mayday Relay to assist a group of ten people when their motor cruiser began to sink
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched following a Mayday Relay from Valentia Coast Guard, to go the assistance of ten people, whose 35ft motor cruiser was sinking at Parker’s Point, the deepest water on Lough Derg. At 16.15hrs on Saturday afternoon, July 13, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat to launch following a Mayday transmission […]
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat assists a family of 5 after their motor boat broke down
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist a family of five in difficulty after their 17ft motor boat broke down and drifted into Cloondavaun Bay, south of Portumna, on the Galway shore of Lough Derg. Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched following a request from Valentia Coast Guard to assist five people after their […]
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat assists 11 people in difficulty in two separate rescues
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched earlier today, Sunday May 26, to assist 5 people in difficulty after their 43ft cruiser grounded on rocks inside The Goat Road, midway down the eastern shore of Lough Derg. On Saturday night, May 25, Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat was requested to assist 6 people when their 33ft grounded on rocks close […]
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat was launched to assist three people after their 18ft speedboat lost steerage and was pushed onto rocks
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat was launched to assist three people after their 18ft speedboat lost steerage and was pushed onto rocks by the entrance to the Scarriff River. At 17.40hrs on Sunday evening, April 14, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat to launch to assist three people on board their 18ft speedboat, after they […]
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist two people after cruiser grounded on rocks by St. David’s in Dromineer Bay
At 15.00hrs on Saturday afternoon, April 6, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat to launch to assist two people on board their 31ft cruiser, after their boat grounded on rocks by St. David’s in Dromineer Bay. The lifeboat launched at 15.13hrs with Helm Lian Knight, Ger Egan and Keith Brennan on board. Winds were easterly, Force 2. The lifeboat was […]
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist two people in difficulty after crusier grounded on rocks
This afternoon, March 27, at the request of Valentia Coast Guard, Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat went to the assistance of two people who were in difficulty after their 25ft cruiser grounded on rocks inside the area known locally as the Goat Road, midway down the lake. The lifeboat launched at 14.50hrs with Helm Eleanor Hooker, Owen […]
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist two Kayakers in difficulty in near gale winds
On Sunday afternoon February 17, Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was launched at the request of Valentia Coast Guard to assist two kayakers who were in difficulty in Force 6/7 winds after launching their 7ft open canoe from Terryglass Harbour on the Tipperary shore. The lifeboat launched at 13.58hrs with Helm Eleanor Hooker, David Moore and Tom […]
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat Station Volunteer Crew Recruitment
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat Station invites anyone interested in the work of this essential lifesaving charity, to meet and chat to crew and committee in the Muintir Na Tire Hall, Ballycommon, Monday November 19, at 8pm. If you would like to learn more about what it entails to be a volunteer RNLI lifeboat person […]
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat assists 15 persons aboard a 40ft cruiser that ran aground on Cormorant Island
On Tuesday July 3 at 21.04hrs, Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was concluding its exercise for the evening when it was requested by Valentia Coast Guard to assist 15 persons on board a crusier that had grounded by Cormorant Island, north of Illaunmore and about 4nm from Dromineer Bay. The lifeboat, with Helm Peter Clarke, Ben […]
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist 15 persons aboard a 40ft cruiser
On Monday July 2 at 17.24hrs, Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was requested by Valentia Coast Guard to assist 15 persons on board a crusier that had grounded off Kylenoe Point on the northeastern shore of Lough Derg. At 17.35hrs, the lifeboat launched with Helm Eleanor Hooker, Robbie Garland and Owen Cavanagh on board. Winds were […]
