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| 21 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 |
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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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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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 |
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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