coast guard – Coast Monkey

John McNeill Boyd and his brave men, lost in a storm as they rescued others in Dun Laoghaire pier, 9th February 1861…

Bound for Liverpool, the Leona would get lost and sink off Bray. In heavy weather and tragic circumstances, three crew members and…

Yesterday evening, the Marine Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) tasked the Irish Coast Guard – Dun Laoghaire members to respond to a possible…

Coastal Heroes 14th April 2020

This was not your average Easter Monday call out for the Mulroy Coast Guard and the Milford District Gardaí in Donegal. Yesterday…

Coastal Heroes 7th March 2019

An Post has launched two beautiful new stamps to commemorate the brave heroes of the Irish Coast Guard who have lost their lives in…

Coastal Heroes 18th September 2017

The Doolin Coast Guard station has been renamed the Caitríona Lucas Coast Guard Station in memory of one of their volunteers who…

Coastal Heroes 10th August 2017

A man was swept out to sea on his inflatable lilo yesterday off Co. Down. Lifeguards managed to rescue the man after…

Coastal Heroes 29th March 2017

A major search operation has launched for a helicopter that has gone missing over the Irish Sea. The privately owned helicopter carrying…

Coastal Heroes 6th February 2017

A busy Sunday for the volunteers at Crosshaven RNLI as the lifeboat was launched twice in one day to aid a grounded…

Coastal Heroes 30th January 2017

Five fisherman were rescued earlier this morning from a sinking trawler off Balbriggan. The vessel got into difficulty around 5am this morning and…

Coastal Heroes 11th January 2017

The all clear has been given to Irish Coast Guard helicopters following a call by their manufacturer Sikorsky for immediate safety checks….