Incidents Unconscious swimmer taken from the water at Banna Beach. Young male now conscious and Shannon CG heli R115 tasked for the medevac off the beach. This was completed at 1720 and LZ prepared by Banna CRBI. Dunmore east CG assisted a farmer in recovering his cattle stuck at Creadon point. Team dug trench and constructed ramp to recover the animals. Good training exercise, Happy farmer and confused cows. Valentia CG picked up very weak VHF calls of a boat adrift. Kilkee and Doolin CG boats launched a signal in Liscannor area. Rescue 115 tasked for search. R115 located the rib which had 7 divers onboard and directed Doolin CG to the scene to complete the rescue. Please remember to carry out radio checks when afloat with the local CG radio station and use the ISAs SafeTrx. Rescue 115 had been diverted to the divers from a search at Cloghvoola for a person missing 2 - 3 days. Waterford R117 took over from R115 and both Waterville and Knightstown CG Ubits carried out searches in forestry. Casualty located camping on Lake Shore and no mobile coverage! R115 indeed had a busy day as earlier that morning she had medevaced a crewman who had lost a number of fingers from an Irish FV 140 km west of Ireland. 112 call from a male who reported he was sitting on top of his capsized boat. Dublin CG heli R116 and Greenore CG boat launched. Greenore took the casualty onboard and towed his boat in. greenore boat also launched to a small boat capsized off Griers Pier. Rib from Rostrevor assisted casualty. Greenore CG boat stood by until instructor arrived.On returning Greenore CG towed in a dory out of fuel and drifting. R115, Lough Derg lifeboat and Killaloe CG boat to a swimmer, kayaker and sailing boat overdue. Located near Scily Island and brought ashore. Sligo CG heli R118 and Sligo lifeboat conducted missing person searches. Missing persons search completed with the recovery of a female from Carton point. RIP. Tow Ins/Assist Valentia lifeboat - yacht broken down Baltimore lifeboat - rib broken down Kilmore Quay lifeboat - yacht broken down Waterford Marine SAR - yacht aground Kilkee CG Rescue Boat - RIB Sligo lifeboat - dory Bundoran lifeboat and R118 - jet ski overturned Ballyglass lifeboat - yacht Tramore Cg - jet skiers causing nuisance
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 10:41:21 +0000
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