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First Shouts 2010

Busy weekend for Lough Swilly Lifeboat Station

 

On Sunday 24th January 2010 at 1:15pm the Lough Swilly Lifeboat Crew received a request to assist a 40ft yacht that had suffered engine failure off Horn Head.  The stations’s All Weather Lifeboat secured a tow to the stranded vessel and towed it and its three passengers, two adults and a child, to the safety of the Tory Island Harbour for engine repairs.  The lifeboat and crew returned back to station at 7pm.

 

The second incident of the day involved the launch of the staton’s inshore Atlantic 85 to the Macamish area to assist two jet skiers who have fouled the jet-ski on rope and were having difficultly swimming ashore with the immobilised craft.

 

Station Press Officer, Joe Joyce, said that “it’s an early start to the year’s launches with two shouts in the one day brought about by the milder, calm conditions.”

 
 
2009 Review

LOUGHSWILLY LIFEBOAT SERVICES 2009

 

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Total

2001

1

 

1

8

4

2

2

10

4

4

3

 

39

2002

2

 

1

 

1

3

8

10

5

1

 

 

31

2003

 

 

 

14

5

3

1

11

2

2

1

1

40

2004

1

 

2

5

6

3

4

4

4

2

1

 

32

2005

 

 

2

1

6

6

6

6

2

2

1

1

33

2006

1

 

 

1

1

3

6

3

1

 

2

 

18

2007

 

 

1

1

1

6

4

 

6

2

 

1

22

2008

 

 

6

1

8

9

6

3

2

 

 

 

35

2009

1

 

2

2

 

5

7

7

1

2

1

 

28

 

 

 

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

ALB

20

8

18

13

12

5

5

8

8

A75/A85

26

25

24

20

25

15

19

27

19

D Class /Tractor

5

1

4

1

4

 

 

 

1

Total

51

34

46

34

41

20

24

35

28

 

 

2009 Launches

No

Date

OP No

Boat

Detail

1

13/1/09

ON1142

ALB

Search for missing person in Kinnego Bay Area

2

22/3/09

B-819

ILB

MFV aground at Leenan Head - 7 Crew airlifted

3

22/3/09

B-819

ILB

MFV aground at Leenan Head - 7 Crew airlifted

4

2/4/09

ON1117

ALB

Flares reported in the Dunaff Leenan Head - Hoax suspected

5

2/4/09

B-819

ILB

Flares reported in the Dunaff Leenan Head - Hoax suspected

6

5/6/09

B-819

ILB

Report of missing person at Ballymastocker Bay - Call with good intent

7

6/6/09

B-819

ILB

Car in Tide at Ned's Point

8

6/6/09

B-819

ILB

Car in Tide at Ned's Point

9

6/6/09

TW47

Tractor

Car in Tide at Ned's Point

10

14/6/09

B-819

ILB

Vessel broken down at Buncrana Pier, 2 POB, towed to Fahan Marina

11

2/7/09

B-819

ILB

Vessel broken down with 5 POB, towed to Fahan Marina

12

5/7/09

B-819

ILB

Vessel with engine failure, 5 POB, towed to Buncrana Pier

13

6/7/09

B-819

ILB

Launched to assist jet ski - stood down

14

9/7/09

B-819

ILB

Swimmer in water at Ballyherin Strand

15

11/7/09

B-819

ILB

Report of small cabin cruiser adrift near Saltpans Bouy - nothing found

16

27/7/09

B-830

ILB

Persons in water at Tullagh bay - Stood down after 5 mins

17

28/7/09

ON1117

ALB

Jet ski in difficultly at Sheephaven Bay

18

1/8/09

B-830

ILB

Dive vessel fouled prop with divers still in the water - stood down

19

1/8/09

ON1117

ALB

Dive vessel fouled prop with divers still in the water - stood down

20

5/8/09

B-830

ILB

11 swimmers in water off the mouth of Crana River - all ok, call with good intent

21

11/8/09

B-830

ILB

Large power boat, 5 POB, towed to Fahan Marina

22

20/8/09

ON1117

ALB

2 persons over due in small dinghy at Rathmullan Pier

23

20/8/09

B-830

ILB

2 persons over due in small dinghy at Rathmullan Pier

24

21/8/09

B-830

ILB

2 Kayaks in difficulty at Portsalon, 3 Persons in water

25

7/9/09

ON1117

ALB

Boat sinking on moorings at Rathmullan Pier

26

24/10/09

ON1117

ALB

11 Canoeist caught in severe squall during canoeing event

27

24/10/09

B-835

ILB

11 Canoeist caught in severe squall during canoeing event

28

25/11/09

ON1117

ALB

Fishing vessel broke spring lines in strong winds at Rathmullan Pier