Inshore lifeboat service regroups as rival withdraws

Niamh Nolan and Neans McSweeney

The Bonmahon Inshore Lifeboat service closed after 19 years and 86 rescues when a rival group just two miles away said it was setting up. Yesterday, the Dunabratting Inshore Lifeboat Association said it was abandoning its plans for a service, simply because it had no other option.

Chairman of the Dunabratting Association Brian Fleming said they felt they had no option but to abandon their efforts. “Bonmahon inshore lifeboat services, which had ceased operations, said they would not regroup unless the Dunabratting group disbanded. We have been put in an impossible situation and feel we have no option but to withdraw our efforts.