- Baltimore Inshore lifeboat … by Micheal Cottrell
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 [...]
- Lifeboat crew save a strand… by Micheal Cottrell
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 [...]
- Best Wishes by Micheal Cottrell
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 by Micheal Cottrell
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 [...]
- The night Spiderman dropped in by Micheal Cottrell
‘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 [...]
- Helicopter Exercise Photo by SheelaghBroderick
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 by SheelaghBroderick
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 [...]
- Medical Evacuation from Tanker by SheelaghBroderick
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 by SheelaghBroderick
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. [...]
- Inshore lifeboat assists dive boat by SheelaghBroderick
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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