Rescue

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Three men rescued from Pacific island after creating ‘help’ sign on beach
Three men rescued from Pacific island after creating ‘help’ sign on beach
Three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island survived for more than a week and used palm fronds to spell out “help” on the beach – leading to a rescue by Navy and Coast Guard pilots who spotted the sign from several thousand feet in the air.

Fri, 12 Apr, 2024

Dozens of refugees rescued in Indonesia after night on hull of capsized boat
Dozens of refugees rescued in Indonesia after night on hull of capsized boat
An Indonesian search and rescue ship on Thursday located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety.

Thu, 21 Mar, 2024

Watch: Police officer enlists man’s dog to help rescue him from icy lake
Watch: Police officer enlists man’s dog to help rescue him from icy lake
A man who fell through the ice on a frozen lake in the US state of Michigan was rescued after a quick-thinking state police officer used the stranded man’s dog to get rescue equipment to him and pull the man to safety.

Fri, 19 Jan, 2024

US state trooper plunges into icy pond to save eight-year-old girl
US state trooper plunges into icy pond to save eight-year-old girl
A state trooper in the US state of Vermont plunged into a frigid pond and pulled out an eight-year-old girl who had fallen through the ice while playing with siblings. The child survived and fully recovered after a brief hospital stay.

Sat, 13 Jan, 2024

'Heroic Irish crewmen saved my grandfather's life'
'Heroic Irish crewmen saved my grandfather's life'
A ceremony in Wexford pays tribute to 10 Wexford-based seafarers who pulled 168 German sailors from the sea in a daring rescue 80 years ago

Fri, 29 Dec, 2023

Kayaker recalls ‘hand of God’ moment as he was rescued off Irish coast
Kayaker recalls ‘hand of God’ moment as he was rescued off Irish coast
The man, who wishes to be known as Julio, had been on an evening fishing trip on a kayak off the coast of Browns Bay near Larne in Co Antrim when he fell in the water

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

Man who fell ill at Antarctic base rescued after daunting mission
Man who fell ill at Antarctic base rescued after daunting mission
An Australian man who fell ill at a remote Antarctic base is returning home on an icebreaker ship following a daunting mission to rescue him, authorities said.

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

US Coast Guard rescues man stranded for three days on Bahamas island
US Coast Guard rescues man stranded for three days on Bahamas island
A 64-year-old man whose sailboat became disabled spent three days stranded on an island in the Bahamas before the US Coast Guard spotted a flare he fired and rescued him.

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Australian surfers rescued after two days missing off Indonesia
Australian surfers rescued after two days missing off Indonesia
Four Australian tourists and two Indonesians have been rescued after going missing for two days in the waters off Indonesia’s Aceh province.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

Kayaker blown into rocks off Sherkin Island rescued by RNLI
Kayaker blown into rocks off Sherkin Island rescued by RNLI
'This was a frightening experience for the kayaker'

Wed, 31 May, 2023

Climber, 84, rescued from mountain in Nepal while trying to set new record
Climber, 84, rescued from mountain in Nepal while trying to set new record
An 84-year-old climber trying to become the oldest person to summit all the world’s highest peaks has been rescued from a mountain in Nepal. Spaniard Carlos Soria was attempting to scale Mount Dhaulagiri but was hurt on his way to the top.

Thu, 18 May, 2023

Irish firefighters praised after helping injured motorcyclist in Spain
Irish firefighters praised after helping injured motorcyclist in Spain
Dublin firefighters have been praised after helping a seriously injured man who had come off his motorbike on a Spanish motorway.

Mon, 15 May, 2023

Defence Forces to be deployed to Sudan for evacuation of Irish citizens
Defence Forces to be deployed to Sudan for evacuation of Irish citizens
Up to 12 members of the Defence Forces will travel to Sudan to assist in the evacuation of over 150 Irish citizens. The decision comes after an incorporeal Cabinet meeting was convened on Sunday as the situation continues to deteriorate in Sudan.

Sun, 23 Apr, 2023

40 rescued after yacht runs aground off Galway shore
40 rescued after yacht runs aground off Galway shore
Some 40 people were rescued unharmed by the RNLI and Coast Guard from a yacht which ran aground off the Galway shore on Saturday.

Sat, 18 Mar, 2023

Watch: Firefighters film dramatic moment two people rescued from rubble
Watch: Firefighters film dramatic moment two people rescued from rubble
The father-of-two said the battle to save them, and their determination to stay alive, “will stay with me”.

Mon, 13 Feb, 2023

Toddler who fell down 15m deep well is rescued after all-night operation
Toddler who fell down 15m deep well is rescued after all-night operation
An overnight rescue operation successfully retrieved a 19-month-old girl from a dry artesian well shaft on Tuesday — 18 hours after she fell into the hole at a cassava farm in northern Thailand.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2023

Marine Casualty Investigation Board probes incident in which boats swept toward Galway's salmon weir
Marine Casualty Investigation Board probes incident in which boats swept toward Galway's salmon weir
In one of two incidents on the same day, up to 10 people were rescued

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

Migrant Channel crossing incidents
19-year-old charged in connection with migrant boat deaths in the Channel
A total of 39 people were safely brought to shore, while four others were pronounced dead.

Sun, 18 Dec, 2022

Migrant Channel crossing incidents
Search called off in English Channel migrant boat tragedy
The tragedy was described as a “sobering reminder of the human costs of what is an ongoing crisis”.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2022

Migrant Channel crossing incidents
Teenager among four dead in English Channel migrant boat tragedy
A teenager is believed to have been among the four people who died when a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel. Kent County Council leader Roger Gough told a council meeting on Thursday that the youngster was one of the fatalities.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2022

Migrant Channel crossing incidents
Four people dead after migrant boat capsizes in Channel
The Royal Navy, French navy, Coastguard and RNLI lifeboats were all involved in a major rescue operation off the Kent coast on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 14 Dec, 2022

Migrant Channel crossing incidents
Three dead following small boat incident in Channel
The Royal Navy, French navy, HM Coastguard and RNLI lifeboats are all involved in a major operation.

Wed, 14 Dec, 2022

Stornoway Airport Feature
Coastguard launches search and rescue over small boat incident in the Channel
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said HM Coastguard was working with the RNLI, Royal Navy, Border Force, French navy and Kent Police to look for the boat, while an air ambulance has also been sent to the scene.

Wed, 14 Dec, 2022

Explosion at Donegal service station
Creeslough explosion: First paramedic on scene feared service station would blow up
Regional Advanced Paramedic Supervisor Brian Ó Fearraigh was in the first ambulance that arrived on the scene of the explosion last Friday.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2022

Thunderstorms causing a bang as orange warning remains in effect
Carlow wildfire brought under control
Dozens of firefighters in Carlow, along with a firefighting helicopter, spent hours battling a large gorse fire on Mount Leinster

Sun, 14 Aug, 2022

Young boy, 8, swept out to sea among three people rescued by emergency services in Clare 
Young boy, 8, swept out to sea among three people rescued by emergency services in Clare 
As Rescue 115 was returning to base in Shannon they were requested to divert to Lough Derg to an incident involving a swimmer

Sun, 14 Aug, 2022

Four rescued off yacht travelling from Spain to Cobh
Four rescued off yacht travelling from Spain to Cobh
Their boat developed mechanical and other difficulties in north-easterly force five sea conditions and requested assistance in the early hours of the morning

Sat, 18 Jun, 2022

Cork woman who  rescued seven fishermen in Bull Rock mission gets bravery award
Cork woman who  rescued seven fishermen in Bull Rock mission gets bravery award
'The training kicked in, there really isn't time to think' 

Sun, 29 May, 2022

New Zealand Pacific Rescue
Seven people missing for days in Pacific found by New Zealand air force
A New Zealand air force plane has found seven people who went missing on board two small boats near the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati late last week.

Tue, 24 May, 2022

Lough Derg RNLI rescue two people on 25ft yacht
Lough Derg RNLI rescue two people on 25ft yacht
Two people on a 25ft yacht were rescued by Lough Derg RNLI on Sunday evening after the vessel’s engine failed and it drifted into a rocky shore

Mon, 02 May, 2022

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service review
11-year-old boy rescued from four-metre-deep manhole at petrol station
Fire crews were called to rescue an 11-year-old boy who had fallen down a manhole at a petrol station last night.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2022

Morocco Boy Trapped
Funeral held in Morocco for five-year-old boy who was trapped in well
A funeral has taken place in Morocco for a five-year-old boy who was trapped in a well for days as rescuers struggled to reach him. The strenuous operation drew global attention, and mourners sent messages of condolences from around the world.

Mon, 07 Feb, 2022

Morocco Boy Trapped
Rescuers inch closer to five-year-old Moroccan boy trapped in well
Attempts to rescue a five-year-old boy trapped in a Moroccan well have stretched into a fourth day, with unstable soil threatening the painstaking work of trying to digging him out safely.

Sat, 05 Feb, 2022

Dog rescued following 100ft fall from Ardmore cliffs
Dog rescued following 100ft fall from Ardmore cliffs
A rescue mission was launched after the dog fell the 100ft drop while on an afternoon walk with its owner

Fri, 04 Feb, 2022

Morocco Rescue
Moroccan rescuers dig down to save boy trapped in well
Rescue workers in northern Morocco are frantically digging for a second straight day to reach a five-year-old boy trapped in a 32m (105ft) deep well, officials said.

Thu, 03 Feb, 2022

Significant rise in Air Corps' emergency airlifts  
Significant rise in Air Corps' emergency airlifts  
Defence Forces assisted gardaĂ­ and dealt with forest fires in Dublin, Wicklow, and Kerry, but fishery operations fall amid staffing crisis

Fri, 31 Dec, 2021

Woman rescued in Clare after getting into difficulty while swimming
Woman rescued in Clare after getting into difficulty while swimming
A man walking on the beach at the time is understood to have entered the water and helped the woman ashore

Sun, 28 Nov, 2021

Helicopter pilot saves 17 people from Tennessee flood
Helicopter pilot saves 17 people from Tennessee flood
A helicopter pilot who had just helped his fiancee to earn her pilot’s licence has spoken of his daring rescue of 17 people stranded on rooftops by rising floodwaters in Tennessee.

Fri, 27 Aug, 2021

‘Frostbit Boy’ identified as man rescued after 12 hours in Kerry waters surrounded by dolphins
‘Frostbit Boy’ identified as man rescued after 12 hours in Kerry waters surrounded by dolphins
The 24-year-old went viral online in 2015 following a TV interview that garnered millions of views when he was walking to school in the snow and said "you wouldn't be long getting frostbit"

Wed, 25 Aug, 2021

Two men airlifted from West Cork after suspected drugs binge
Two men airlifted from West Cork after suspected drugs binge
It is understood that one man was in respiratory arrest while the other was in cardiac arrest when they were initially found

Mon, 23 Aug, 2021

RNLI rescue swimmer off Kerry coast after spotting pod of dolphins
RNLI rescue swimmer off Kerry coast after spotting pod of dolphins
The missing swimmer's clothes were found on a beach at 11am, but the RNLI didn't find the person until 8.30pm

Mon, 23 Aug, 2021

‘Are you going to marry me or what?’ When romance meets rescue mission
‘Are you going to marry me or what?’ When romance meets rescue mission
Joan and John Gallagher met in June 1983 after a Lough Key windsurfing session went wrong. Now, they're gearing up to open their own hotel in Spain

Fri, 23 Jul, 2021

Girl rescued from water at Lahinch
Girl rescued from water at Lahinch
Lifeguards, rescue helicopter, and coast guard respond after girl got into difficulty

Sun, 11 Jul, 2021

'You don't have time to be terrified' — how a former stage manager to the stars was rescued by Kinsale RNLI
'You don't have time to be terrified' — how a former stage manager to the stars was rescued by Kinsale RNLI
Pete Currier survived 18 hours in a force 8 storm in the middle of the Atlantic before turning up in Kinsale

Mon, 05 Jul, 2021

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