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Mid-Ulster Business Awards
Crew member and director of LNR Conrad Mallon gave a presentation on LNR at the launch event of the Mid-Ulster Business Awards 2015 in the Burnavon Cookstown on Thursday past. We would like to thank the organisers for putting forward Lough Neagh Rescue as their Charity of the year for the event. The awards will…
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Callout 569
HM Coastguard tasked LNR at 10:30 after a request from the PSNI to assist in a missing person search around the Gawleys Gate area. Kinnego Lifeboat while making its way to the scene spotted and recovered a person from the water. They returned the casualty to Kinnego Marina along with Ardboe Lifeboat where they were…
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Callout 568
HM Coastguard paged LNR at 20:40 to a boat broken down outside Gawleys Gate. Kinnego Lifeboat was launched and located the vessel. It was towed into Kinnego Marina. No Medical assistance was required.
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Wash Works at Eurospar
Many Thanks To The Wash Works at Eurospar, Portadown Road for the many jeep washes. Much appreciated by all at LNR.
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Callout 567
HM Coastguard tasked LNR at 11.50 to reports of a vessel which lost propulsion in the Toome Bay area having believed to have struck something. Ardboe Lifeboat was launched to north of Wisener Rock and spotted the vessel with one person on board drifting into shallow water. Once on scene crew checked the vessel was…
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Callout 566
HM Coastguard was contacted at 18:27 by a vessel with one person on board that had run aground 1/4 mile outside the Battery Harbour and had visual of the Ardboe Lifeboat Station. Ardboe lifeboat was launched and quickly had the vessel under tow back to the Battery harbour where the vessel was tied up. The…
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Revolution Gym Donation
Many thanks to Revolution Gym (Daniel Kelly & Matty Brady) who raised £180 for Lough Neagh Rescue from group classes and gym members. Stephen Ryan (Ardboe Station Training Officer) receives the cheque.
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Kinnego Open Day
Join us in July For the Kinnego Station Open Day.
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Callout 565
While on routine training tonight at 19:50, Support 4 Flood/swift water rescue boat was carrying out an exercise around the Ballinderry River mouth when they came across canoeists on shore that seemed some what distressed. Shore crew and the boat crew went to check all was well when they discovered one male person to be…
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Callout 564
HM Coast Guard tasked Lough Neagh Rescue at 18:00 to a vessel taking on water approx 4 miles east of the Battery Harbour with one male on-board. Lifeboats was quickly launched and proceeded to the general area. Ardboe Lifeboat located the vessel north west of the church flat. The crew then proceed to stem the…
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Eurospar Lurgan
Many Thanks to Eurospar on the Portadown Road, Lurgan for allowing LNR to collect at their doors every first Saturday of the month for the next year. Please support them as they support us.
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Antrim Mayor Visit
LNR Antrim Crew host Antrim’s Lord Mayor Brian Graham on his last official visit before the super council came into effect. He also presented a cheque for £100 on behalf of Antrim Council and £100 from himself. LNR would like to thank Brian and Antrim Council for all their support and help in getting the…
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Callout 563
Belfast Coastguard paged LNR at 12:10 to a report of an overdue rowing boat with a man in his 90s onboard. Visibility at the time was very bad due to thick fog. LNR launched Ardboe and Kinnego Lifeboats but as a search got underway, the man was located safe & well by family & a…
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Super Shop Filling Station
Many Thanks To Super Shop Filling Station on the Portadown Road, Lurgan for letting us erect a banner helping raise awareness of Lough Neagh Rescue.
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LNR Antrim Crew Competency Excercise
HM Coastguard declares Antrim Station ‘operationally ready’ Lough Neagh Rescue is celebrating the news that their third and newest station has been declared fully operational, following a four-hour competency exercise carried out by HM Coastguard. The 12-person crew, which will operate from Antrim Bay, where tested to the full on Saturday [Jan 10] amid gale…
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Tesco Cookstown Christmas Collection
A huge thank you to all who donated at our annual Christmas Eve collection at Tesco Cookstown. A total of £705.00 was collected. A special thanks also to Tesco who have allowed us us to collect at there door for the past few years. Many Thanks To All.
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Callout 562
HMGC paged Lough Neagh Rescue @ 18:30 to put all boats on standby as a inbound commercial aircraft on its way from Glasgow to Belfast City Airport was being diverted to Belfast International airport due to an engine fire. All crew and boats where but on immediate standby. Thankfully the aircraft landed safely and all…
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Antrim Crew Escort Santa & His Helper
More Photos on our Facebook Page
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Lough Neagh Rescue Gala Ball – Celebrating 25 Years
On behalf of all the crew and members of Lough Neagh Rescue we would like to thank everyone that attended and supported our 25 Year Silver Gala Ball on Saturday past. It was a fantastic night and one to remember for a long time.
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Lough Neagh Rescue Gala Ball – Celebrating 25 Years
Lough Neagh Rescue presents their Silver Ball to celebrate 25 years in service. On this night we welcome you to join us in the celebration that will be hosted by the three lifeboat stations. There is much to celebrate in this milestone for the Rescue Service and we look forward to sharing all that has…
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Open Day Support
LNR would like to thank all the sponsors for their support on Kinnego station’s open day and Center Point for giving LNR advertising place to promote what we do.
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Callout 561
HMGC tasked Lough Neagh Rescue @ 12:35pm to Antrim Bay / Six Mile Water to search for a missing man last seen in the Six Mile Water vicinity. Both Ardboe and Kinnego lifeboats along with the assistance of the new Antrim rescue team conducted a search for man. Over 30 crew searched the water and…
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David Morrow
It is with great sadness that we report the death earlier this year of our former Crew Member/Honorary Member David Morrow. David joined the Kinnego Crew in 1990 during it’s first year of operation and gave many years of dedicated service. We will always fondly remember the hearty cheer and professionalism he brought to the…
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Callout 560
HMCG paged LNR @ 04.50am and tasked both Ardboe & Kinnego lifeboats to an incident on Coney Island were it was believed to be in excess of 20 persons stranded on the island as there ferrying vessel had left and hadn’t returned. Ardboe Lifeboat first on scene established there was over 30 people on the…
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Autumn Training
As the daylight hours decrease we have been treated to some beautiful sunsets during recent training sessions. This photo shows the Ardboe Lifeboat as seen from the Kinnego Lifeboat
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Callout 559
HMCG paged LNR @ 10.19am and tasked Ardboe lifeboat to a broken down 12 ft vessel with 2 casualties & 2 dogs on board whom left Coney Island on route to the Upper Bann river. Ardboe lifeboat quickly on scene couldn’t see the casualty vessel immediately and expanded their search. The vessel was then spotted…
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Launch of Antrim Bay Lifeboat – The Martin Kidd
A new £123,000 rescue boat named in memory of one of the brave volunteers who risk their lives to help others has finally dropped anchor at Antrim Bay. Stormont Minister Michelle O’Neill joined representatives from Antrim Council, the Coastguard, the PSNI and funders GROW, along with serving members of Lough Neagh Rescue, both past and…
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Callout 558
HMCG paged LNR at around 03:50am this morning to a report via a 999 call of a vessel reporting that they were lost on the Lough with five persons on board. LNR Lifeboats from Kinnego and Ardboe launched to conduct a full search of the lough. Shortly after the search began the police helicopter spotted…
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Callout 557
HMGC paged LNR at 6.50pm to a 21ft yacht with 6 persons on board which had ran aground in the vicinity of Gawleys Gate. Both Lifeboats from Ardboe and Kinnego attended to the yacht. 5 of the yacht crew were transferred onto the Ardboe lifeboat while Kinnego lifeboat established a tow line and with a…
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Open Days
We would like to thank everyone who come along to our open days in Ardboe and Kinnego.
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Kinnego Station Open Day
Come on down to the Kinnego Lifeboat Station at Kinnego Marina this Sunday from 12.30pm. The Lifeboat Station will be open to the public to have a look around, talk to the crew and see our lifeboats. Join us to help celebrate our 25th year of operation. We will also have activities for all the…
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Callout 556
HMGC paged LNR at 16:46 to a report of a drifting vessel with 5 persons onboard near Ballyronan which was on passage from Rams Island .Ardboe Lifeboat quickly launched and after a quick sweep approx 2 miles SE of Ballyronan Marina they spotted a yacht with no sails up drifting. On investigation this was the…
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Callout 555
HMGC paged LNR @ 17:33hrs and tasked Kinnego & Ardboe Lifeboats to search for an overdue yacht with 1 person on board after concerns from some sailing colleagues after they got parted in a race due to strong winds and heavy rain which left visibility limited. Both lifeboats went to search around the Antrim Bay…
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Ardboe Station Open Day
Also this weekend, join us on Sunday for the Ardboe Station Open Day. Please come along and take the kids for a fun filled day and get a look round the station and boat. There will be a mini petting farm, bouncy castles, a magic show and climbing wall. Kids can take part in football…
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Annual Boat Rally BBQ
Join us for the Annual Boat Rally BBQ at the Battery Bar this weekend. All proceeds go to Lough Neagh Rescue. Anyone looking to purchase a ticket can contact any member of the LNR crew or request through our facebook page. Tickets are also on sale in the Battery Bar
For emergencies on Lough Neagh and it’s tributary rivers call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
