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Search and Rescue

    '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).
    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.
    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.
    Searches underway for Belfast man feared dead in Spain
    At least five dead after explosion devastates apartment block in the Netherlands
    Almost 90% of technicians in Coast Guard helicopter service would consider industrial action
    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.
    Man rescued from sea off Donegal coast after falling overboard this morning
    Poor visibility in Kerry causes rescue teams to ‘reassess’ search efforts for missing hillwalker
    Search renewed for Jay Slater, missing British teen in Tenerife, as call made for volunteers
    Search operation underway for Kerry hillwalker missing since Sunday
    Man who died in Donegal diving event tragedy named locally
    Italian coastguard searching for dozens of survivors of two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean
    Search operation resumes for man missing off Galway coast
    Council concerned over night flights as part of proposed search and rescue base at Weston Airport
    Body recovered by navy divers in search for fisherman off Louth coast
    US military Osprey aircraft with six onboard crashes off southern Japan
    UN says thousands of Libya flood deaths could have been avoided
    Search and rescue helicopters to stand down for two hours over employment dispute
    Body recovered after 14-year-old boy goes missing while swimming at Cork Harbour
    MEPs pass resolution calling for EU-led search and rescue mission in Mediterranean
    Update: Signs that missing Cork-bound sailor hadn't made entry in ship's journal in 9 days
    All five passengers on missing Titan submersible 'have sadly been lost', company says
    The state is dropping CHC as its contractor for Coast Guard helicopters
    Coast Guard tells volunteers they are now 'explicitly included' under whistleblowing law
    Death toll from Armenian blast rises to five with over 60 injured
    Woman dies at summit of Galtee Mountains
    Coast Guard tender to be amended to maintain current number of search and rescue bases
    Minister urged to accept all recommendations from R116 helicopter crash report
    Garda divers join search for missing woman after personal items found near Cliffs of Moher
    Search for missing hiker in Mayo called off following discovery of body
    Nine people rescued from Devil's Ladder on Carrauntoohil amid icy conditions
    '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
    'We said there was no point in being panicky, and we'd be fine': Teenager rescued from sea in Galway tells her story
    'Anything that could fly or float was out there last night': The story behind the rescue of Galway paddle boarders
    Pony lost at sea despite rescue efforts after bolting from beach in Clare
    Canadian police search for French tourists missing after snowmobile crash
    Search for missing man near Clare coast expected to resume this morning
    'It's vital that we learn the lessons from tragic accidents': Ireland to get a new search and rescue plan
    Irish Coast Guard stamps featuring Caitríona Lucas' artwork launched by An Post
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