The inshore lifeboat pagers sounded today at 1318 hrs, the boat was tasked to go to a vessel involved in a man overboard incident. A crewman was airlifted but his boat was still adrift and coast guard wanted it to be recovered. The inshore lifeboat ‘Bessie’ with Youen Jacob helm [...]
RNLI Baltimore Lifeboat Station
RNLI Baltimore Lifeboat Station
Lifeboat crew save a stranded sheep.
This evening the crew of Baltimore Inshore RNLI Lifeboat ‘Bessie’ carried out an unusual rescue. A sheep belonging to a local farmer had been trapped on a ledge close to sea level, several attempts over the two previous days had failed to reach the sheep. After consultation with station personnel it was decided that once there was a break in the bad weather that the lifeboat would make an attempt to reach the stranded sheep. At 7.30pm Baltimore’s Inshore Lifeboat launched under helm Youen Jacob and crewed by Ronan Callanan and Tadhg Collins, and after two days on the ledge the sheep was brought safely to shore.
Best Wishes
Best wishes to crewman Brian McSweeney who gets married today to Chiara Rista Penne. Long life and happines to you both from all at Baltimore Lifeboat.
Navigators
Ronan Callanan and Sean Mc Carthy study electronic charts during a navigation exercise aboard Baltimore Lifeboat today.
Tomorrow Sunday 21st at 11am Baltimore lifeboat will rendevous with the Cape Clear ferry Dún an óir in Baltimore harbour to undertake a scenario based exercise. With the ferries heading into their busy season, training like this is valuable to both the lifeboat crew and ferry crew. It will help them develope their knowledge, skills and confidence to be able to deal with the events that everyone hopes will never happen. Thanks to the crew, managment and staff of the Cape Clear ferry for their time and help.
The night Spiderman dropped in
Ciaran Mc Hugh from rescue 115.
‘Spiderman’ was Ciaran Mc Hugh from the Shannon based Coastguard Rescue Helicopter. He was lowered from the new Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to the deck of our new Tamar class lifeboat, during a night training exercise. The S-92 will take over duties from the much older Sikorsky based at Shannon in a couple of months. Best of Luck to all of the Rescue 115 crew with their new flying machine.
Helicopter Exercise Photo
Alan Massey took part in a joint nightiime exercise with the Irish Coastguard Helicopter last night. RNLI photographer Nigel Millard was on board to record the action.
Medical Evacuation Complete
The Maersk Tanker Clarisa, en route from Milford Haven to New York, diverted course to rendezvous with the all weather lifeboat Alan Massey, South of Cape Clear Island early this evening. A 20 year old male crewman was in urgent need of medical assistance following an accident on board. Coxwain Kieran Cotter manouevred the Tamar class lifeboat alongside the 29,000 tonne oil tanker while it was still moving to transfer the injured seaman to safety. The lifeboat which is capable of speeds of up to 25 knots returned to Baltimore Pier where medical attention was offered to the seaman.
On board the lifeboat were Coxswain Kieran Cotter, Mechanic Cathal Cottrell, Pat Collins, Ger Sheehy, Diarmuid Collins, John O’Flynn and Brendan Cottrell.
Medical Evacuation from Tanker
At 18:22 this evening Baltimore Lifeboat was asked to go to the assistance of a merchant seaman in urgent need of medical attention on board the Tanker Clarisa. The tanker was 4.8 nautical miles SW of Cape Clear at the time of the alert.
All Home All Safe
A dive boat Barramundi with 8 people on board experienced engine failure near the Kedges rock outside Baltimore Harbour this morning. The alarm was raised at 12:25 and within minutes Helmsman Youen Jacob with crew Mícheál Cottrell and Ronan Callanan were on their way in the ILB Bessie to offer assistance. They found the 6.5 metre Ribcraft at anchor 100 yards off the Kedges. The divers had not yet commenced diving when their engine broke down. The divers had then thrown out an anchor to avoid being pushed onto the rocks nearby. The lifeboat crew secured the RIB and towed her back into the safety of Baltimore Harbour. All were returned safe to dry land within an hour of the bleepers going off.
Inshore lifeboat assists dive boat
At 12:25 bleepers went off as a dive boat had broken down near the kedge. The inshore lifeboat has launched to give assistance to the dive boat which is reported to have 9 people on board.
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