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January 2007 |
1346 - Coastguard reported a car in
the water near Mount Stewart House, requested Portaferry lifeboat
attend. Lifeboat launched at 1354 but recalled shortly after as the
vehicle's occupants were reported safe. Returned to station 1410. |
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| 21
January 2007 |
2236 - Lifeboat requested to search at
Ringhaddy for the occupants of a small boat found nearby.
Launched 2250. Returned to station 2333, following confirmation that
the boat's occupants had unexpectedly returned home by car. |
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| 23 January 2007 |
11 metre fishing vessel with two persons on board reported aground off
entrance to Ardglass harbour. Lifeboat attended, passed line to the
fishing boat, pulled her clear and escorted her to safety in Ardglass harbour.
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February 2007 |
1807 - Coastguard requested a search of
the area around Gunns Island, off Ballyhornan Point. Two canoeists had
reported an odour strong enough to cause nausea. White powder seen on
water's surface. Lifeboat launched at 1813, searched area using searchlight;
reported strong, intermittent odour but nothing found in the water or
visible on shoreline. Returned to station 1940. |
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| 11
February 2007 |
1405 - Coastguard reported two walkers
lost, disorientated and concerned about incoming tide, requesting assistance
somewhere on the lough shore south of Kircubbin. Launched at 1410. Search
called off as walkers had been located by Coastguard's shore patrol.
Returned to station 1505. |
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| 28
March 2007 |
1910 - Lifeboat requested to assist a
female in the water by the Ferry Car Park, Portaferry.
By chance, crew were already at the lifeboat house, engaged in a
training session. Lifeboat lunched immediately and was on scene at 1912. The casualty was assisted to shore where an
ambulance was waiting. Lifeboat returned to station at 1931. |
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| 11 April 2007 |
2345 - Coastguard requested lifeboat to
launch and search area between Strangford village and Castleward. A red
distress rocket had been reported apparently originating from this area.
Nothing was found. At c. 0030 Police reported that the rocket had been fired
from Strangford Pier and was a hoax. Search was terminated and the lifeboat
returned to station at 0035. |
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| 12 April 2007
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2108 - Coastguard requested the lifeboat
to assist a small boat which was taking on water, one mile west of
Kircubbin. Lifeboat launched at 2116, made contact with the casualty some 12
minutes later and escorted the boat into White rock. Lifeboat returned to
station at 2205. |
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| 13 April 2007 |
1135 - Coastguard requested lifeboat to
assist a fishing boat, apparently on fire, near Ardglass harbour. Lifeboat
launched at 1144 and proceeded to Ardglass. RNLI Newcastle's lifeboat had
also launched. The 'fire' was in fact smoke from maintenance work being
carried out by the fishing boat's crew, spotted by a golfer at Ardglass who,
sensibly, had called the Coastguard. Lifeboat returned to station at 1240. |
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| 16 April 2007 |
1934 - Coastguard alerted lifeboat that
two people had been spotted clinging to a buoy between Don O'Neill Island
and Home Bay, to the north of Killyleagh. At 1950 the lifeboat arrived and
pulled the casualties from the water. A husband an wife whose canoe had
overturned nearby, they had swum to the buoy, used as a racing mark by local
yacht clubs and clung there. Some considerable time passed before a walker
on the shore had spotted them and raised the alarm. Both were in
deteriorating condition due to exposure. The couple were landed at
Killyleagh Yacht Club where a waiting ambulance rushed them to hospital.
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| 7 May 2007 |
1707 - Coastguard requested lifeboat to
assist a 6 mtr speedboat which had engine problems off Ballywhite Bay, about
2 miles north west of the lifeboat station. Lifeboat launched at 1712. On
reaching the powerboat it was confirmed that the vessel had run out of fuel.
Lifeboat provided a tow to Ballyhenry Bay, about one mile closer to
Portaferry. |
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| 25 May 2007 |
1101 - Lifeboat
was requested to go to the aid of a 30 ft yacht aground on the Canon Rock,
close by the disused South Rock lighthouse tower, to the north west of the
entrance of Strangford Lough, Co Down. Lifeboat launched at 1106. Once on
scene, it was established that the yacht was undamaged and, in the moderate
sea state, was in no immediate danger. An anchor was secured and the
lifeboat arranged to return to the casualty to assist with refloating when
the tide was higher. Lifeboat returned at 1520 and the yacht refloated at
1850. |
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| 26 May 2007 |
1557 - Lifeboat launched in response to a
report of a 30 ft yacht drifting between the
Bar Mouth and Rock Angus in the entrance to Strangford Lough. On arrival it
was established that the yacht's engine had failed. A line was passed and
the lifeboat stood by while the yacht's skipper made temporary repairs. The
lifeboat then escorted the yacht into Kilclief Bay, inside the mouth of the
Lough. |
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| 21 June 2007 |
2050 - Coastguard requested lifeboat to
investigate what appeared to be a light signal off Cloughy, coming from the
direction of the White Rock lightship to the north west of the mouth of
Strangford Lough. Lifeboat launched at 2056 and searched the area but found
only lobster marker buoys. Lifeboat returned to station. |
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| 30 June 2007 |
1720 - Coastguard requested lifeboat to
standby, awaiting information from a 30 ft motor cruiser with engine
problems. Lifeboat stood down at 1735 on confirmation that the vessel had
safely made port. |
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| 7 July 2007 |
2218 - Lifeboat requested to attend an
open motorboat with engine failure, located by the wreck at Ballyhenry
Island, approximately 1.5 miles north of Portaferry. The motorboat had five
adults aboard. Lifeboat launched at 2226 and was on scene at approximately
2231. The casualty was towed into Strangford and the lifeboat returned to
station at 2300. |
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| 19 July 2007 |
1949 - Lifeboat requested to standby,
awaiting information on a small cabin cruiser which had been reported to
Coastguards overdue on voyage by a family member. It was shortly reported
that the vessel had broken down out of fuel close to Kircubbin Sailing Club
and had been assisted by the Sailing Club's rescue launch. Lifeboat stood
down. |
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| 26 July 2007 |
2025 - Coastguards requested
Portaferry Lifeboat to attend an injured diver near Gunns Island in the
Irish Sea, close to the southern mouth of Strangford Lough. The diver had
head injuries and was suspected of suffering from decompression sickness.
Lifeboat launched at 2031 and reached the casualty at 2046.
The skipper of the dive boat had pulled the
casualty aboard and was on course for Ardglass, Co Down. The injured diver
was transferred to the lifeboat, it being the faster vessel. A lifeboat crew
member treated the man with oxygen en route to Ardglass harbour. An
ambulance was waiting to transfer the casualty the short distance to
Ardglass Golf Course from where the Dublin Rescue 116 helicopter flew him to
hospital on the Isle of Man, the Northern Ireland decompression facility in
Craigavon Hospital not being operational at that time. Lifeboat returned to
station at 2140. |
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| 28 July 2007
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1210 - Coastguard requested lifeboat
standby. Alert cancelled at 1217 and lifeboat stood down |
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| 28 July 2007 |
1954 - Coastguard requested lifeboat to
conduct a search of the northern end of Strangford lough. An EPIRB
(Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) signal was being received from
the area but on a frequency making it hard to identify the precise location.
At the same time a member of the public reported a flare seen near
Newtownards. Lifeboat launched at 1958 and searched the area. An extensive
search was carried out but nothing was found and the lifeboat eventually
returned to station. The next day the EPIRB signal was finally tracked to a
yacht moored at Newtownards Sailing Club. The beacon had been triggered
accidentally. |
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| 14 August 2007 |
1823 - Coastguard requested lifeboat to
assist a small punt near the mouth of Strangford Lough. A member of the
public had reported that the boat appeared in difficulties due to the sea
state at the time. Lifeboat launched at 1829. On reaching the punt at 1842
the lifeboat crew were told that no assistance was required. Lifeboat
returned to station at 1904. |
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