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# Lifeboat

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# Cork
RNLI brings 15-year-old needing 'urgent medical attention' to mainland Cork
The RNLI crew delivered the teen into the care of the ambulance service and he was then transported to hospital.
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Sep 24th 2013, 8:11 AM
# Rescue
Five rescued from fishing vessel in 17-hour operation
The crew got into trouble when the vessel’s nets became entangled in its propellers.
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Sep 20th 2013, 3:18 PM
# Concern
Coastguard and RNLI help teen who became "very unwell" during angling trip
The teenager was brought ashore, where she was met by the lifeboat doctor and the ambulance service.
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Aug 26th 2013, 7:39 AM
# shetland islands
Photos: 4 confirmed dead after helicopter ditches in North Sea
Fourteen people were rescued after the helicopter crashed into the sea off the Shetland Islands last night.
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Aug 24th 2013, 2:13 PM
# Rescue
Pics: Four rescued off Achill after attaching boat to lobster pots to avoid being wrecked
The four were rescued after their boat ran into engine trouble.
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Aug 24th 2013, 12:12 PM
# Donegal
Two fishermen rescued after open-top vessel crashes on rocks
The Rescue 118 helicopter was dispatched to the scene, but the men were pulled to safety by a lifeboat after the incident near Malin Head.
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Aug 22nd 2013, 8:21 PM
# Lifeboat
4 people (and 2 dogs) rescued from Cork boat
The motor cruiser’s engine failed off the west Cork coast this afternoon.
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Aug 20th 2013, 7:08 PM
# RNLI
Three anglers rescued after boat capsized off Waterford coast
One man managed to swim to shore and the remaining three were recovered by the Tramore RNLI inshore lifeboat crew.
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Aug 11th 2013, 5:45 PM
# Boat
Two "shocked and traumatised" men rescued after boat capsizes
The two men were resuced after their boat collapsed near a pier in Courtmacsherry.
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Aug 4th 2013, 12:53 PM
# Lifeboat
Three men recovered from homemade raft off Waterford coast
Tramore RNLI recovered three men who travelled from the Waterford coast, without jackets, on a homemade raft.
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Jul 28th 2013, 3:43 PM
# Mayday
All aboard saved after Tall Ship Astrid runs aground off Kinsale
All of the 30 crew members have been rescued, but much of the ship is underwater.
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Jul 24th 2013, 2:41 PM
# beara peninsula
Man in his 20s drowns in Castletownbere
It is believed the man may have lost his life in tragic circumstances.
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Jul 22nd 2013, 4:50 PM
# water safety
Irish Coast Guard warns people to 'stay safe in the water' this summer
There have been 14 deaths by drowning in Irish waters so far this year.
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Jun 13th 2013, 9:33 AM
# Rescues
New Castletownbere lifeboat station will speed up rescues
The station and pontoon will see six minutes shaved off the time taken to leave for rescues.
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May 19th 2013, 7:30 AM
# Lifeboat
25-foot fishing vessel towed to safety in waters off Kinsale
The vessel got into trouble off Howe Strand, near the Old Head of Kinsale, earlier this afternoon.
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May 6th 2013, 3:22 PM
# Lifeboat
Divers rescued after drifting three miles out to sea at Wexford
The three men had been diving at a popular spot off the Wexford coast when they lost contact with their dive boat.
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Apr 27th 2013, 5:47 PM
# Rescue
Five rescued in consecutive call-outs on Lough Derg over weekend
One incident involved a cruiser with a failed engine and the RNLI crew also assisted two people who abandoned ship after it began to sink.
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Apr 22nd 2013, 8:43 AM
# Death
Fisherman dies off Kinsale coast
It is believed that the man’s injuries related to an accident with the trawling wires aboard the vessel.
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Feb 15th 2013, 7:49 AM
# Canary Islands
Five killed in Canary island lifeboat accident
Five people were killed when a lifeboat fell from a cruise liner during a safety drill while it was docked in the Canary Islands.
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Feb 10th 2013, 6:51 PM
# Rescue
Two fishermen rescued after vessel ran aground off Dunmore East
Lifeboats were launched at lunchtime after the 10 metre fishing boat grounded 50 metres from the shore.
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Jan 14th 2013, 6:53 PM
# Brrrr
Swimmers brave the sea to raise money for Ballycotton Lifeboat
Up to 20 brave swimmers took to the water to raise funds for the volunteer-run lifeboat service.
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Dec 26th 2012, 3:14 PM
# Rescue
Woman and her dog rescued from freezing water at Wexford harbour
The woman went into the water to save her dog Holly but couldn’t climb back out because of the temperature.
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Dec 18th 2012, 4:07 PM
# Rescue
Five rescued from fishing boat after engine failure
The rescue operation took nine hours off the coast of Donegal.
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Dec 3rd 2012, 1:05 PM
# sea
New iPhone app from Coast Guard could ‘save lives’
The app will allow anyone going out to sea, whether it is professionally or for leisure or sport, to let the Coast Guard know in advance.
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Aug 24th 2012, 7:30 AM
# Lifeboat
Ballycotton lifeboat called out to fishing vessel
The boat was taking in water and the lifeboat was called to help the two men on board.
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Aug 23rd 2012, 9:09 PM
# Sligo
Lifeboats make two rescues in Sligo in three days
Two people were rescued from a 31ft Norwegian yacht in Sligo Bay on Saturday, while a trapped walker was rescued from the coast near Mullaghmore this afternoon.
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Aug 20th 2012, 6:10 PM
# Rescue
Three German tourists rescued from Lough Ree cruiser
The RNLI, Lough Ree Rescue, Athlone Sub Aqua Club and the Coast Guard launched the mission yesterday evening.
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Aug 16th 2012, 12:52 PM
# Tragedy
Two bodies found in Clare coast search
Small boat had been reported missing last night when it failed to return to Quilty. Bodies of two men were found after midday today.
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Aug 14th 2012, 1:31 PM
# Search
Search on for missing fishermen in Co Clare
The search is on after a fishing boat didn’t return back to land today. Meanwhile, a boat has overturned in Castletown and one person is missing.
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Aug 13th 2012, 10:22 PM
# Rescue
Lifeboat called to assist French yacht
The Crosshaven Lifeboat was called to assist the vessel with two people on board after it became entangled in an old lobster pot line.
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Aug 9th 2012, 8:28 AM
# Rescue
Teen kayakers rescued from cave
Meanwhile, a man who fell 50ft from McGillycuddy Reeks was also rescued and brought to hospital.
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Aug 5th 2012, 10:04 AM
# Lough Derg
Post mortem to be carried out on body found in Lough Derg
The man’s body was found in the water on Friday night following a search operation.
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Aug 4th 2012, 10:02 AM
# Search
Abandoned upturned boat found on Lough Derg
A rescue team is searching the area for any survivors.
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Aug 3rd 2012, 7:11 PM
# Rescue
Man pulled from sea in Cork after being spotted through telescope
The man got into difficulties on the water off Cobh when he was spotted by a person using a telescope a mile away.
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Jun 14th 2012, 1:09 PM
# RNLI
Three lifeboat operations see 20 people rescued over weekend
It was a busy weekend at sea for the RNLI and Irish Coast Guard.
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Jun 4th 2012, 11:04 AM
# Cork
Lifeboat called after vessel gets into difficulty off southeast Cork
The Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat was called after a vessel carrying four people began to take in water off the southeast coast of Cork.
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Jun 3rd 2012, 4:42 PM
# heroic resc-ewe
In pictures: Lifeboat crew scale cliff to rescue sheep in Cork
It was a baa-d situation… but it ended happily.
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May 15th 2012, 8:26 PM
# Rescue
Three teenagers rescued by RNLI lifeboat on Lough Derg
The teenagers had been sailing a dinghy when harsh wind conditions drove the vessel onto rocks.
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Apr 3rd 2012, 8:48 PM
# Lifeboat
Crosshaven RNLI called to rescue struggling kayakers
Three officers from the RNLI service at Crosshaven, Co Cork are called to rescue struggling kayakers in poor conditions in Cork.
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Oct 23rd 2011, 6:36 PM
Voices
Column: ‘You’d often know the people you’d be going out for’
From receiving an alert, Joefy Murphy and his crew can launch a lifeboat in eight minutes. He explains why the danger and the lack of sleep haven’t stopped him yet.
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Sep 18th 2011, 6:00 PM
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