Tag Archives: rescue

Kilkenny Civil Defence

Posted on Wednesday 8 May 2013 | Leave a comment
Kilkenny Civil Defence training session on the Shannon

Kilkenny Civil Defence training session on the Shannon

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Posted in Economic activities, Engineering and construction, Extant waterways, Ireland, Irish inland waterways vessels, Operations, Shannon, waterways, Waterways management

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Rescue boats on Irish inland waterways

Posted on Sunday 20 January 2013 | Leave a comment

I’ve moved my photos of rescue boats to a new page and added photos of some more services. Still a lot missing, though.

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Posted in Ashore, Economic activities, Extant waterways, Foreign parts, Ireland, Irish inland waterways vessels, Operations, People, Shannon, shannon estuary, Suir, Water sports activities, waterways, Waterways management

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Boating off piste

Posted on Saturday 3 November 2012 | Leave a comment

Coast Guard rescue between O’Briensbridge and Clonlara.

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Posted in Charles Wye Williams, Extant waterways, Forgotten navigations, Ireland, Irish inland waterways vessels, Operations, People, Shannon

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Lough Ree

Posted on Wednesday 13 April 2011 | Leave a comment

Unlike Loughs Derg, Erne and Neagh, Lough Ree does not have a Coast Guard approved declared-resource rescue service, although Athlone Sub Aqua Club, Waveline/Quigley’s and no doubt others have provided help to boats in trouble. Now, it seems, Damien Delaney is hoping to set up a formal, approved service, according to the Wesstmeath Examiner.

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Killaloe collision

Posted on Sunday 3 April 2011 | Leave a comment

The Irish Times reports that six people and a dog were rescued from a cruiser after it hit Killaloe Bridge. The cruiser was found to be taking in water. Killaloe Coast Guard report here, with photo of the Emerald Star cruiser being beached at Ballyvalley to stop it from sinking.

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Ephemera 6: canal stories

Posted on Monday 20 December 2010 | 1 Comment

Two recent stories of people in canals in freezing weather. This one had a happy ending; this one didn’t.

 

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Carrickcraft rescue

Posted on Thursday 23 July 2009 | Leave a comment

We were at Dromod when a Carrickcraft hire cruiser went aground outside the harbour in poor weather. I was impressed by how quickly Carrickcraft got a rescue crew to the scene and how efficiently they got the boat off and into safety before a depression of 988 arrived. Here are photos of the rescue.

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More workboats

Posted on Thursday 7 May 2009 | Leave a comment

Here is a very long page showing working boats that are not operated by Waterways Ireland. They include hotel boats, restaurant boats, trip boats, rescue boats, police boats and sand barges.

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