RNLI Baltimore Lifeboat Station
Baltimore Lifeboat Greets Passing Volvo Ocean Yachts
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, skippered by Ian Walker from the UK, rounding the Fastnet Rock on leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Lorient, France to Galway, Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race) Volvo Ocean Race
The night Spiderman dropped in
‘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.
Bessie in Helicopter Highline Exercise
Aedan Coffey snapped this photo of Bessie in an exercise with the Coastguard helicopter on the Ilen River coinciding with a Summer Fete at Inisbeg
RNLI CEO at Fastnet Lighthouse
Date: 20/11/2010 RNLI CEO Paul Boissier, was given a whistle stop tour of the Baltimore Lifeboat area of service, including a close up encounter with the Fastnet Lighthouse during a visit to the station on 19/11/2010. RNLI Divisional Inspector Martyn Smyth and RNLI Trustee Peter Crowley had accompanied Mr [...]