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Search and Rescue

RNLI

'An eerie silence' in Buncrana: Vigil held for two teenagers who died after swimming incident

The two deceased have been named as Emmanuel Familola (16) and Matt Sibanda (18).

Updated 11 May

58.7k

North Sea

Crew member missing and vessels still ablaze following tanker collision with cargo ship

Footage has shown clouds of black smoke billowing into the air after the collision off the coast of East Yorkshire.

Updated 10 Mar

48.8k

The Morning Lead

Coast Guard crews 'frustrated' as Shannon helicopter not allowed operate at night

Currently only the Sligo base can perform night time rescue operations from the west coast.

Niall O'Connor

15 Feb

21.8k

alicante

Searches underway for Belfast man feared dead in Spain

3 Jan

23.1k

The Hague

At least five dead after explosion devastates apartment block in the Netherlands

Updated 8 Dec 2024

27.7k

heli concerns

Almost 90% of technicians in Coast Guard helicopter service would consider industrial action

29 Nov 2024

9.2k

The Morning Lead

Uncertainty over future of Coast Guard jobs as helicopter crews transition to new operator

The Irish Coast Guard is operated by CHC Helicopters at present but a new contract has been awarded to Bristow.

Niall O'Connor

9 Aug 2024

23.4k

magheraroarty

Man rescued from sea off Donegal coast after falling overboard this morning

7 Jul 2024

14.4k

mount brandon

Poor visibility in Kerry causes rescue teams to ‘reassess’ search efforts for missing hillwalker

1 Jul 2024

10.5k

Search and Rescue

Search renewed for Jay Slater, missing British teen in Tenerife, as call made for volunteers

29 Jun 2024

25.2k

mount brandon

Search operation underway for Kerry hillwalker missing since Sunday

28 Jun 2024

23.4k

RIP

Man who died in Donegal diving event tragedy named locally

Updated 23 Jun 2024

66.7k

Mayday

Italian coastguard searching for dozens of survivors of two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean

17 Jun 2024

10.9k

Search and Rescue

Search operation resumes for man missing off Galway coast

Updated 7 Jun 2024

37.9k

South Dublin County Council

Council concerned over night flights as part of proposed search and rescue base at Weston Airport

29 May 2024

10.2k

Louth

Body recovered by navy divers in search for fisherman off Louth coast

14 Dec 2023

8.9k

Military Plane

US military Osprey aircraft with six onboard crashes off southern Japan

29 Nov 2023

8.0k

derna

UN says thousands of Libya flood deaths could have been avoided

Updated 14 Sep 2023

12.3k

Search and Rescue

Search and rescue helicopters to stand down for two hours over employment dispute

8 Sep 2023

11.5k

Passage West

Body recovered after 14-year-old boy goes missing while swimming at Cork Harbour

Updated 24 Aug 2023

48.9k

Search and Rescue

MEPs pass resolution calling for EU-led search and rescue mission in Mediterranean

13 Jul 2023

7.3k

celtic sea

Update: Signs that missing Cork-bound sailor hadn't made entry in ship's journal in 9 days

Updated 30 Jun 2023

46.1k

OceanGate

All five passengers on missing Titan submersible 'have sadly been lost', company says

Updated 22 Jun 2023

210k

115

Search and Rescue

The state is dropping CHC as its contractor for Coast Guard helicopters

Updated 30 May 2023

40.4k

Irish Coast Guard

Coast Guard tells volunteers they are now 'explicitly included' under whistleblowing law

10 Jan 2023

14.8k

Yerevan

Death toll from Armenian blast rises to five with over 60 injured

15 Aug 2022

11.2k

Death

Woman dies at summit of Galtee Mountains

2 Apr 2022

111k

Search and Rescue

Coast Guard tender to be amended to maintain current number of search and rescue bases

25 Jan 2022

11.4k

r116

Minister urged to accept all recommendations from R116 helicopter crash report

18 Nov 2021

5.9k

Search and Rescue

Garda divers join search for missing woman after personal items found near Cliffs of Moher

4 Nov 2021

24.3k

mweelrea

Search for missing hiker in Mayo called off following discovery of body

19 Aug 2021

49.2k

Kerry

Nine people rescued from Devil's Ladder on Carrauntoohil amid icy conditions

6 Jan 2021

37.2k

Search and Rescue

'These are the days you live for': RNLI volunteers recall dramatic rescue of young paddle-boarders in Galway

John O'Donell and Ian O'Gorman

15 Aug 2020

37.0k

resilience

'We said there was no point in being panicky, and we'd be fine': Teenager rescued from sea in Galway tells her story

14 Aug 2020

38.0k

furbo beach

'Anything that could fly or float was out there last night': The story behind the rescue of Galway paddle boarders

13 Aug 2020

58.6k

Search and Rescue

Pony lost at sea despite rescue efforts after bolting from beach in Clare

8 Mar 2020

42.3k

Saint-Henri-de-Taillon

Canadian police search for French tourists missing after snowmobile crash

24 Jan 2020

13.7k

Blackhead Lighthouse

Search for missing man near Clare coast expected to resume this morning

3 Dec 2019

19.6k

rescue 116

'It's vital that we learn the lessons from tragic accidents': Ireland to get a new search and rescue plan

19 Jul 2019

14.7k

Search and Rescue

Irish Coast Guard stamps featuring Caitríona Lucas' artwork launched by An Post

7 Mar 2019

12.4k

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