Launch of Ireland’s first inland waterways rescue unit
The emergency services took the decision to set up the unit due to the level of traffic and risk on Lough Derg which has 17 public marinas, four ferry companies along with two water leisure activity centres and 3,500 cruisers for hire.
Killaloe-Ballina Search and Rescue was founded in May 2001 to provide search and rescue cover on Lough Derg and was run on a voluntary basis by the local community.
