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Rescue 116 at its Dublin base. Rescue116/JamesDuffy

Rescue 116 and lifeboat crew tasked to windsurfers in difficulty off Louth coast

The incident happened this morning before the men made their way back to shore.

THE IRISH COAST Guard has said that the Rescue 116 helicopter was tasked to the rescue of four windsurfers off the coast of Louth.

The men made their way back to shore themselves but not before a rescue call was put out and the RNLI lifeboat at Clogherhead was launched to assist the men.

The incident comes despite warnings from the Irish Coast Guard and numerous other government agencies to avoid coastal areas.

“CG, RNLI and R116 were tasked today to kite surfers in difficulty off Louth. We advise the public to stay away from the coast during #Ophelia,” the Irish Coast Guard said in a tweet at about 11.30 am.

The rescue was initially thought to involve kite surfers but this was later clarified to be windsurfers.

The call to help the men was made by a member of the public and Rescue 116 later said that assistance was not required despite the helicopter being called to the scene.

“False call with good intent. Four wind surfers located, all safe and well no assistance required,” Rescue 116 said on its Facebook page.

If anyone is spotted in difficulty off the coast or on shore, members of the public are asked to call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coast Guard.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:19 PM

    I’d bill these clowns for the costs.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:21 PM

    @Honeybadger197: definitely bill them, absolute clowns that’s for sure.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:22 PM

    @Honeybadger197: the RNLI have a nickname for these types , they’re called WAFI’s …. wind assisted f^<king idiots

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:23 PM

    @Scorpionvenomm: Maybe a few slaps too.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:24 PM

    @Honeybadger197: These clowns…Like what would make you even go out into the sea. With all the warnings. Idiots.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:26 PM

    @Honeybadger197: I agree a few slaps for their troubles is called for.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:28 PM

    @Honeybadger197: Ehhhhh they were grand weren’t they ? Returned by themselves, didn’t require rescue. I’ve encountered before sailing in a moderate sea and a member of the public called the RNLI. So we happily sail into port no trouble. Then the RNLI come over and ask us to sign a piece of paper that they ‘rescued us’. When all they did was shadow us around.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:32 PM

    @Aodhan Maguire: Yes, because the rescue services can afford to shrug their shoulders and say it’ll be grand. Nevermind the fact people were specifically told to avoid the coast.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:51 PM

    @Honeybadger197: surely they could be charged with something like reckless endangerment or similar. They have endangered the service providers and potentially other service users that would be more deserving. They really are morons.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:57 PM

    @Elma Phudd: Exactly.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:59 PM

    @Aodhan Maguire: How did they shadow you from their own homes or did they have to get into a boat or helicopter & go look to see where you were.?

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:17 PM

    @Aodhan Maguire: Absolutely, correct. There was NO RESCUE. Some member of the public rang the emergency services NOT the surfers.
    If they went out today, they were more than likely very experienced and were able for the conditions.
    People are so quick to jump to conclusions.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:27 PM

    @Honeybadger197: Rescue 116 says they were 4 windsurfers who did not need to be rescued. A false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:32 PM

    @Bat Daly: people are not jumping to conclusions. They are commenting on what they read. Either way, they went kite surfing when the country shut down because of a massive weather event. It IS reckless and selfish and I don’t really give a rats if they were the best kite surfers in the world.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:36 PM

    @Honeybadger197: Whenever you’re out in the water there should be someone who knows what you’re doing and you should have a means to call for help. If you don’t then I’d agree its reckless, foolish and worse puts others in danger.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:38 PM

    @bings: We only went out for a day sail. Maybe one mile offshore and a member of the public called and said we were in trouble because too them it looked too rough too be out (maybe a force 6). So they launched an RNLI rib and shadowed us until we returned to port.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:49 PM

    @Aodhan Maguire: *to

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:53 PM

    @Honeybadger197: They should have been left to die instead of dragging the coast guard out who already lost pilots . Muppets

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:53 PM

    @Aodhan Maguire: The b*stards.

    Damn them for not being able to ignore emergency calls and erring on the side of caution.

    Moronic stuff, but there are people who would literally give out about anything.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:06 PM

    @Elma Phudd: Key phrase, “you dont give a rats” ………They are jumping to concluisions. They concluded that they needed to to be rescued when they didnt.
    Stick to what you know about. I’ve been windsurfing for over thirty years, was out in storms and me andnone of my friends ever needed to be rescued because we went out in conditions we knew we able for and not to listem to some clown who doesn’t know what he is talking about

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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:10 PM

    @Aodhan Maguire: if there’s a red warning they shouldn’t have gone out on the water. Regardless of their experience. It’s natural that someone on shore would call an emergency if they thought they were in trouble. Every time that helicopter or lifeboat goes out it’s risking crew lives. Your story about sailing is not relevant, unless you would decide to head out sailing when there’s a red warning.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:16 PM

    @Andrew: wasting your time with him and bat. They think the rest of us have never even had a bath the way they’re going on without knowing jack about how much experience the rest of us might or might not have. They are also completely missing the point.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:41 PM

    @Aodhan Maguire: Did anyone try to contact you by radio? You do have a radio aboard?

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    Oct 16th 2017, 4:53 PM

    @Honeybadger197: such silliness and they had plenty of warning just a selfish crowd bill them is right

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    Oct 17th 2017, 7:05 AM

    @Aodhan Maguire: silly, red warning in place. No one in their right mind should have been thrill seeking at the risk of other people. It turned good for them but obviously cost a fortune. Community service and stint with emergency services should be handed out

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:21 PM

    So reckless and disrespectful to the lives of rescue services personnel !

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:04 PM

    @Del Bear: should have been left there.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:28 PM

    @Del Bear: Rescue 116 says they were 4 windsurfers who did not need to be rescued. A false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Oct 16th 2017, 3:00 PM

    @hughsheehy: Doesn’t matter in my opinion, absolute stupidity and selfishness to go out on the water considering all the warnings

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    Oct 16th 2017, 6:38 PM

    @Del Bear: So what actually happened doesn’t change your opinion? Fine.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 8:22 PM

    @hughsheehy: what actually happened was that a pair of selfish idiots ignored a code red weather warning and repeated warnings to stay out of the water for no good reason! In doing so, they put rescue personnel at risk. As a relative of a missing R116 crew member i find their behaviour absolutely reprehensible and to do it in the home town of Mark Duffy is an added insult! No idea why you would try to defend their stupidity!

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    Oct 17th 2017, 7:09 AM

    @hughsheehy: what happened was thrill seekers knowingly put themselves and more importantly others at risk. If anyone thinks their thought process and actions were sound just on the basis that they were not actually rescued, needs their heads examined too.

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    Oct 17th 2017, 4:20 PM

    @Yvonne Nic Gabhann:
    Using your connection to Captain Duffy does not elevate your opinion. T Hey were not in any trouble of any kind and was a member of the public who called the ES.
    This member of the public who did not even know the difference between a kitesurfer and a windsurfer decided in their ignorance to call the services.
    This was completely unnecessary and the surfers are being lambasted for for no good reason.
    If you knew anything about kitesurfing a windsurfing, you would know that competent wind and kitesurfers know their limits and woud only go out in onshore or cross-on conditions where in the event of a mishap, broken mast, ripped sail or other, the surf and prevaining winds would bring them ashore.
    But dont let your ignorance stop you from having a little rant

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    Oct 17th 2017, 7:43 PM

    @Bat Daly: @Bat Daly: nice to see your blatant disregard for the lives of rescue personnel..thankfully your “ignorance” is in the very small minority as evidenced by the public outrage..my cousin was an experienced rescue professional with over twenty years experience and training and still lost his life on a routine top cover misson..so take your talk of experience and shove it you ignorant fool!!

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    Oct 17th 2017, 7:51 PM

    @Yvonne Nic Gabhann: he’s a troll Yvonne..or an idiot..not sure which..either way ignore his bile!

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    Oct 18th 2017, 4:54 PM

    @Yvonne Nic Gabhann: Your cousin’s tragic death is tragic, but not relevant.

    As for the windsurfers, the Met Eireann warning for the area was from 1pm. They were on the water at 10am. In flat shallow water and moderate onshore breezes, while people walked on the adjacent beach and drove past on the beach road.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:20 PM

    For crying out loud, are they living on another planet?

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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:34 PM

    @Claudio Cavaliere: Rescue 116 says they were 4 windsurfers who did not need to be rescued. A false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:21 PM

    Do they get charged for the rescue? Genuine question.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:29 PM

    @Martin Flood: no but they should. . Might be a deterrent for others who do stupid things like this .

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:32 PM

    @Martin Flood: no. In case it discourages those in genuine need of rescue from calling for assistance. Like fishermen who are barely making ends meet.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:12 PM

    @JimmyMc: true it might discourage those in genuine need but when the country is on a red warning like today and people don’t take heed to those warnings then they should be charged ..

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:33 PM

    @Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: Agreed

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    Oct 16th 2017, 6:39 PM

    @Martin Flood: Rescue 116 said the windsurfers did not need assistance and it was a false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:27 PM

    This in the village that lost Captain Mark Duffy to the Rescue 116 disaster in March. Such selfishness and disregard should not go unpunished.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:30 PM

    @Jimmy Ireland: that had crossed my mind too! Despicable behaviour!

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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:35 PM

    @Jimmy Ireland: Rescue 116 says they were 4 windsurfers who did not need to be rescued. A false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Oct 16th 2017, 6:57 PM

    @Jimmy Ireland: I stood and watched the whole thing unfold it was no more than 50mtrs from Mark duffys house. Approx 50 members of the emergency services were at the scene. Such a waste of time. I hope these men are ashamed of themselves tonight not alone for the waste of valuable resources but for takin it so close to the duffy families house.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:20 PM

    They should be made pay for it . . Fools putting other people’s lives at risk! !

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    Oct 16th 2017, 6:39 PM

    @Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: Rescue 116 said the windsurfers did not need assistance and it was a false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:19 PM

    Gowls

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:40 PM

    @Dario Fo: Nah, that’s just a free holiday for these idiots!

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    Oct 16th 2017, 6:40 PM

    @Trevor Beale: Rescue 116 said the windsurfers did not need assistance and it was a false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:20 PM

    Darwin Awards anyone?

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:26 PM

    @Aunt.ie:

    Ye but it’s not just putting yourself at risk, you are putting the rescue services in danger also.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:30 PM

    @Aunt.ie:

    Ye but it’s not just putting yourself at risk, you are putting the rescue services in danger also. I

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:20 PM

    Numpties

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:20 PM

    Charge them with putting other peoples lives at risk. Clowns.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:21 PM

    Genuinely, there should be a charge for ‘wasting resources’ during times like this. Unforgivable to risk your own safety like that so someone else inevitability has to risk theirs to rescue you. Annoyed!

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:22 PM

    @The Allergy Fairy: and I mean a criminal charge not financial!

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:22 PM

    I say this with the greatest sensitivity to the fact that no-one was hurt in this incident but that is selfish and irresponsible behaviour on behalf of the kite surfers.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:34 PM

    @epo eire: Rescue 116 says they were 4 windsurfers who did not need to be rescued. A false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:23 PM

    I wonder if they are related in any way to the eedjits who just got back from their 5 year backpacking adventure in Afghanistan?

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:23 PM

    Attempted murder of a number of emergency services personnel.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:22 PM

    190km winds in some places , brings a whole new meaning to getting up on a gust of wind…

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:28 PM

    They should be arrested and brought to court for endangering others, given a couple of hundred hours community service and have their names and pictures published in every newspaper and social media site as a lesson to others.
    That said, that could encourage others for the notoriety amongst their mates….
    Safer for everyone to lock them up and throw away the key……

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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:34 PM

    @Paul Broderick: Rescue 116 says they were 4 windsurfers who did not need to be rescued. A false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:27 PM

    I hope there is a big bill for them.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:23 PM

    So selfish. Putting other people’s lives at risk.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:29 PM

    Should be charged with recklessly endangering other people’s lives.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:25 PM

    Natural selection at its best

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:30 PM

    Should have left them to natural selection.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:11 PM

    @Treabhair Coulahan: They had actually made it back to shore before the rescue vehicles arrived!

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    Oct 16th 2017, 9:26 PM

    @liam whelan: I suppose that excuses there stupid antics, told to stay away from the coast, the mind boggles .

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:29 PM

    I definitely bill them.. isn’t it dangerous enough out there without involving someone else to rescue them..

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:32 PM

    Teresa Mannion said ” Don’t go windsurfing today unless you need to  “

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:21 PM

    So we’re all going to pretend we know what a kite surfer is?

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:42 PM

    @Neal Ireland Hello.: STFU for once.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:48 PM

    @Dave Murray: ah did your comment make you feel big ?

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:00 PM

    @Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: I’m 6’1, quite big alright…odd thing to ask someone, though.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:17 PM

    @Dave Murray: not really . I was just wondering how it makes you feel telling someone to STFU ..

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:19 PM

    Absolute morons.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:56 PM

    @Dave Murray: After all the warnings not to do anything stupid these pair of Idiots are putting the rescuers lives at risk what do they have between their ears ?

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:30 PM

    LEAVE THEM!

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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:39 PM

    Name and shame. w@nkers.

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    Oct 16th 2017, 3:16 PM

    Ok so they shouldn’t have gone out against advice but I live here and up until 30 mins ago it was sunny and calm except for a blustery breeze on the sea front. Even now 5 hours after the event it’s only just picked up. We would regularly see wind surfers out taking advantage of the high winds in the bay which generally doesn’t go above your waist for quite some distance. The tide is only in for an hour here before it goes out as far as your eye can see. I’m pretty sure these guys had weighed up the dangers and made an informed decision. It was a local that made the call and they did not appear to be in difficulty and had alreadt made thwir way to shore. My husband saw them this more and they appeared to be have a right laugh.

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    Mute Ruth Mhic Gearailt
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:58 PM

    The R116 facebook page just posted saying it was a false alarm call from someone else who had good intentions but that the pair didn’t require assistance at all.

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    Mute John O'Neill
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:42 PM

    @Ruth Mhic Gearailt: they did not look for help and indeed had made it back to shore by the time the emergency service arrived. However they should not have gone out in the first place against all the national advice. If they had heeded the advice then the well-
    intentioned person who phoned the emergency services would not have been in a position to make that call in the first place. Selfish people who disregarded nationwide advice.

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    Mute hughsheehy
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    Oct 16th 2017, 6:41 PM

    @John O’Neill: They didn’t need help. And they were on the water hours before the storm got there. Met Eireann advice was to be indoor from 1pm in North Leinster. The callout was at 10am or so.

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    Mute Denis McCarthy
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:23 PM

    Stupid , is to kind a word for those clowns, tasking emergency Personell away , when the world and his mother knew since Friday that conditions were unsafe, thes numpties should be made pay for the cost

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    Mute Karen Lord
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:20 PM

    Selfish morons. Warnings are for other people obviously.

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    Mute hughsheehy
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    Oct 16th 2017, 6:44 PM

    @Karen Lord: Rescue 116 said the windsurfers did not need assistance and it was a false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Mute Declan Moran
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:39 PM

    Absolute muppets. After all the warnings that were given. Putting rescue staff in danger. Have these clowns no cop on ? They should be made pay a hefty fine. I can never understand people doing stuff like this in the weather conditions we’re having

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    Mute Steven Moens
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:47 PM

    The highest category weather warning is in force for the whole country and those imbeciles go out kite surfing ? If people like that wish to collect a Darwin Award there’s no need to put others in line for posthumous bravery medals.

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    Mute Minom Pnom
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    Oct 17th 2017, 7:03 AM

    @Steven Moens: wind-surfing.

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    Mute hughsheehy
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:21 PM

    Rescue 116 says they were 4 windsurfers who did not need to be rescued. A false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Mute Pat O'Leary
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:35 PM

    I would have left them there, seriously.

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    Mute Neal Ireland Hello.
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:53 PM

    @Pat O’Leary: I understand the sentiment, but would you make yourself available to explain to the orphaned kids etc that we abandoned their idiot loved ones out of spite?

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    Mute Roy O' Brien
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:52 PM

    Leave them there

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    Mute DMurph
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:21 PM

    They should actually be left out there. They’ll be called legends by the lads and all that sh×te ! Putting people’s lives in danger to rescue them. Idiots

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    Mute Father Hody Commody
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:46 PM

    Pity they weren’t met on their return by a crowd of normal people armed with chainsaws and hatchets, and their kiting equipment destroyed.

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    Mute hughsheehy
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    Oct 16th 2017, 6:45 PM

    @Father Hody Commody: Rescue 116 said the windsurfers did not need assistance and it was a false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Mute BLACKBERRY
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:52 PM

    Should have left the clowns where they were.

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    Mute hughsheehy
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    Oct 16th 2017, 6:45 PM

    @BLACKBERRY: Rescue 116 said the windsurfers did not need assistance and it was a false call with good intent. https://goo.gl/TFGoMy

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    Mute Perky Lor Lor
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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:17 PM

    So selfish to put the rescue crews lives at risk

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    Mute Sean Beinead
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:49 PM

    Bunch of a@#holes,by all means risk your own life but to risk the coastguard and rnli crews lives in your pursuit of a thrill at such a dangerous time is both selfish and dumb to say the least.

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    Mute Dlow Brown
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:52 PM

    Should of left them there

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    Mute tally ho
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:28 PM

    Dumb and dumber

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    Mute Colin Tinnelly
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    Oct 16th 2017, 7:04 PM

    I stood and watched the whole thing unfold. Not alone in the village where Cpt Mark duffy lived but it was no more that 50mtrs from his front door. With approx 50 members of the emergency services were at the scene it was a serious drain on resources. I sure hope these men are ashamed of themselves tonight not alone for the waste of time but to take it so close to the duffy families front door.

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    Mute Suzie Flavin
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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:41 PM

    How unbelievably selfish of them…..

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    Mute Martin Murphy
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:46 PM

    Those two thicks should be made to pay all costs involved and given a size twelve kick in the hole

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    Mute Terri McCormick O'Gorman
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:08 PM

    They should be locked up!!

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    Mute Terri McCormick O'Gorman
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:07 PM

    How dare these people put others lives at risk. They should be locked up.

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    Mute niall
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:22 PM

    Idiots. There should be fines put in place for clowns like this.

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    Mute Bernadette McDonnell
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:32 PM

    F***ing A**holes. They should be billed is right. They are so selfish they are prepared to put other people’s lives at risk. This should NOT go unpunished.

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    Mute Christy Pop
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:22 PM

    D 4 Heads with daddy,s money ,but no brains

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    Mute James Mc Loughlin
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    Oct 16th 2017, 6:55 PM

    Make them pay for these services been called out

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    Mute Liam Obroithe
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:20 PM

    Idiots

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    Mute Dolores Duggan
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:26 PM

    fools. Can say no more. .

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    Mute classic
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:57 PM

    Name them and shame them.

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    Mute Philip Steels
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:52 PM

    They should have been left to die instead of dragging the coast guard out who already lost pilots . Muppets

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    Mute Suzie Flavin
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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:40 PM

    How unbelievably selfish…..

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    Mute Arnold Lane
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:19 PM

    Idiots!

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    Mute Tom live a little
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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:58 PM

    Disgraceful putting rescue crew at risk they should be locked up

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    Mute Éamonn Ó Callanáin
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:34 PM

    Should have left them there. These types of idiots, putting their own lives and those of others at risk don’t deserve to be rescued.

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    Mute buntys dubs
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:15 PM

    Two shitehawks should be charged with endangering people’s lives. # ass hole

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    Mute Benjamin Dolan
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:29 PM

    Have some respect
    It was apparently a double suicide pact

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    Mute Chris van Schoor
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    Oct 17th 2017, 7:09 PM

    I am deeply saddened by the many people who have displayed ugly, spiteful and hateful comments about a “non rescue” yesterday before the storm. A group of windsurfers were out simply enjoying strong winds and waves, conditions for windsurfing craft are particularity well-adapted, and which most experienced sailors long for. They did not need rescuing. They could not be “left there” as so many have wished, simply because they just sailed back! The degree of hatred and bile expressed in comments highlight a complete ignorance of the sport, the sea, the wind, and the abilities of those who windsurf. It also displays a side of many people on this island that is truly ugly. A bystander who didn’t even take the trouble to have a good look, went off and needlessly called in a rescue. That was grossly irresponsible, as rescue people should not needlessly be put at risk – especially when they may be needed for ACTUAL, REAL emergencies. It would have been clear if they had looked properly that the guys were having the time of their lives, and didn’t even remotely need rescuing. So what if there were warnings? They are WARNINGS, not commands! The way people are going off with insults and wishing for harm to, or death of the windsurfers – it’s not a pretty picture. Shame on them. I’ll close with what Gerard O’Flynn of the Irish Coastguard stated: “The two earlier incidents were innocent errors really. The bad weather hadn’t hit yet, and they were confident about what they were doing,” O’Flynn said.

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    Mute Linda Hughes
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:08 PM

    What idiots go out after all the warnings about the weather!!!!

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    Mute Cathy Masterson
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:15 PM

    Inconsiderate morons…

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    Mute Dave Allman
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:23 PM

    Those idiots should be arrested and charged with reckless endangerment of human life and wasting emergency service resources!
    Better still, if they’re so smart and capable, let them out there to weather it!!

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    Mute Johnnie Sexton
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:51 PM

    Guess those idiots were missing the day brains and common sense were given out

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    Mute Arek Pierozynski
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:33 PM

    Leave them alone. If they’re stupid enough to do it, then they should be ready for consequences.

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    Mute Hugh Mullan
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    Oct 17th 2017, 10:17 AM

    those clowns swimming at salthill at the height of ophelia hurricane .i say lock them up

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    Mute Jean Beany
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:09 PM

    Irresponsible idiots

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    Mute Christy Pop
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:45 PM

    they should be made stand in the centre of dublin with a plaqcard telling everyone how stupid they are

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    Mute liam whelan
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:03 PM

    What absolute reckless and inconsiderate behaviour from these 2 stupid fookers. Whatever about putting their own lives at risk but to potentially endanger the lives of members of the rescue services is another matter all together. I hope they don’t reproduce, couldn’t be doing with the off spring of idiots running around. I hope their pleased with themselves!

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    Mute Pippa Maloney
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:01 PM

    ABSOLUTE IDIOTS ! Putting the Coastguards lives at risk. Shoulda left them out there !

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    Mute Willie Kavanagh
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    Oct 16th 2017, 2:32 PM

    Stupid beyond belief. Brain dead fools.

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    Mute Gus Dennis
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:20 PM

    Stupid, irresponsible morons!!

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    Mute purple rain
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    Oct 16th 2017, 1:08 PM

    You’re born stupid .

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    Mute Yvonne Nic Gabhann
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    Oct 17th 2017, 7:42 PM

    @Bat Daly: nice to see your blatant disregard for the lives of rescue personnel..thankfully your “ignorance” is in the very small minority as evidenced by the public outrage..my cousin was an experienced rescue professional with over twenty years experience and training and still lost his life on a routine top cover misson..so take your talk of experience and shove it you ignorant fool!!

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    Mute Roy van Schoor
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    Oct 17th 2017, 9:18 PM

    Iv’e just read the bulk of the comments on this non-rescue.
    To say that I am completely flabbergasted at the complete and utter lack of comprehension of the vast majority of people is an understatement.
    I am an Incident Commander for Wilderness Search and Rescue in South Africa, and on occasion we receive calls for assistance which turn out to be non-events. Invariably it is due to a misunderstanding of the situation by the caller. Our reaction: Assess, advise, educate and withdraw. No hard feelings. We always respond on the possibility that there could be a genuine incident.
    Kudos to Rescue 116, incident professionally handled.

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    Mute Pat Aherne
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    Oct 17th 2017, 4:53 PM

    The lifeboat crew are putting themselves out there in a non judgemental way.They are also putting themselves in danger.They are all volunteers. We dont judge them, do we?

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    Mute Michael Edmonds
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    Oct 16th 2017, 12:34 PM

    These people have no respect for our emergency services . They are just 2 morons.

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