Can we thank the staff of Euro Fire for their help and assistance on the purchase of new Fire Extinguishers for our Antrim Station. Very professional and friendly service.

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

LNR Crew enjoyed an evening Orienteering at Craigavon Lakes finished of with Domino’s Pizza. The winning team where subject to a “stewards enquiry” as claims of cheating and mis-direction abounded. The evening, although it was chilly out, was attended by almost all the Crew. Everyone agreed it had been a fantastic success. Thanks to Mark…

Units from LNR including Lifeboats from Kinnego, Ardboe and Antrim Stations took part in a missing person search of the River Bann. The search took place over 10 days co-ordinated by PSNI POLSA Officers. The search was regretably concluded by an eventual recovery by the Boyne Fishermens Rescue and Recovery Services Diving unit. Our sincere…

Units from the Battery Harbour, Sixmilewater and Kinnego bases tasked by NISAR SAR Co-ordinators for a person search in the vicinity of the River Bann Motorway bridge near Portadown. Units have been on scene for the past 2 days.  Today there was a concerted turnout of responders’ with HMCG Officers, 30 PSNI Officers, 25 LNR,…

Official vehicles used by Lough Neagh Rescue have been permitted to use flashing emergency lights, following a change in legislation. The Justice Minister, David Ford, said the group’s own vehicles would now be treated as a rescue service under police direction. This has now been confirmed to us today by the PSNI, and marks a…

On Saturday @ 16:45hrs while carrying out Navigational exercises on the South Shore we entered Emersons Sand Quay. It was there discovered that the “Sunrise” a Barge that had previously sunk and been re-floated had a deep seated smouldering fire on board. HMCG was immediately informed and they turned out NIFRS from 2 seperate Stations.…

On Saturday, we were delighted to host Staff and Pupils from Lurgan Junior High School, who had approached LNR with a view to helping us make, both a promotional video for School Educational needs and a short presentation video to help promote our service to the wider public. Filming took place between 10am and 4-30pm,…

Many thanks to the crew who attended this training, your individual certificates are available to collect at the Kinnego Station

At 16:04 Lnr was tasked to a 16 ft Shetland boat, 2 persons on board, stuck  on rocks at South end of Rams Island. LNR  Crew were quickly on scene.   Two swimmers were put in the water to assess the situation. The crew managed to free vessel by hand and pull to deeper water were life…

Lough Neagh Rescue Sixmilewater was delighted to welcome Antrim’s Mayor Paul Michael to Junction One International Outlet Shopping Centre to inspect the Lifeboat Gary Breen and to present crewmembers with certificates from the Equalities Commission for recent training received. Junction One have named Lough Neagh Rescue as their Charity of the Month for September 2011.…

Tomorrow Morning  Sunday 25th- Western Shore Cycle 2011 In Aid of Lough Neagh Rescue Sponsored By Quinns Coach Hire. Registration 8am – 9.30am. Cycle Starting 9.30am. Starting & Finishing at Ardboe Lifeboat Station, The Battery Harbour, Moortown. Registration £20. For more information contact B.Conlon 07779050880 or C.Curran 07933436935 or see website www.loughneaghrescue.co.uk 20 Mile Cycle…

@ 05:04 LNR  was tasked  by HMCG to a small boat,  2 persons on board  in difficulty in area of Doss Bay on the North shore  LNR  was on scene very quickly  in very poor conditions. The casualty was also on a lee shore Visibility was very poor, but 25 minutes the lifeboat useing their Thermal imaging camera picked…

This evening, crew from the Ardboe Station collected a cheque for £1575, this was money raised by the recent Festival of Lights charity event, all proceeds went to Lough Neagh Rescue. Well done all !!

Crews from Antrim & Kinnego had their work cut out today supporting 3 centres simultaneously with PR opportunities as well as active Fundraising. Country Comes to Town in Portadown, Sands Marine Boat Jumble and Junction One in Antrim all had LNR personnel present and active supporting our community partners. Well done to all crew who…

HMCG tasked LNR at 13:15hrs to boat that had hit rocks at Skady on the North shore, the vessel had made it’s way safely from Belfast down the Bann to Lough Neagh but came to grief on entering Lough Neagh. Vessel assisted by crews for 40 minutes then brought to safety. During the incident a crew member…

Tonight Exercise South Lake was observed by two crews from the Lurgan NIFRS Station. The feedback as to the professionalism of our teams was very positive and NIFRS agreed to consider putting local teams together to avail of the training opportunity. This cross agency training model has been accepted by NISAR as a must do…

20 Mile cycle Map http://g.co/maps/bphrd                            50 Mile cycle Map http://g.co/maps/3884h Water Stop for 50 Mile Cycle at Moneymore Recreation Centre. Water Stop for 20 Mile Cycle at Ballymaguire Road Junction

At 13:20 HMCG  tasked LNR to a 21 ft motor cruiser, adrift out of Antrim marina  2 persons 0nboard,  on arrival the boat was near sand banks aprox 1 mile west of Antrim marina . The casualty was towed back to Antrim marina  where vessel and casualties were safely docked.  Lifeboat returned to base  15:10…

Last night LNR hosted a get to know you event with Councillors from the Craigavon area. The informal evening was a great opportunity for LNR to demonstrate it’s contribution to the community and prove the return on investment by Craigavon Council for the past 23 years. Both Councillors and crew thoroughly enjoyed the demonstration of capability and…

The Foundation is a registered charity funded entirely by Diageo. It makes grants in support of projects or causes proposed by Diageo businesses and externally. Acknowledging that it cannot hope to address every social issue, the Foundation provides focus for community investment programmes by defining areas where they can make the most difference. The grant…

Lifeboats tasked by HMCG.  A fisherman had been stranded on Rams Island after his dinghy had broken loose from its tether and drifted away. As a gesture of good neighbourliness the errant dinghy was located and returned to the fisherman.

Lifeboat tasked to a tasked  to a yacht apparently aground outside of Kinnego Bay. On closer inspection the vessel was in no danger and boats where stood down.

Presented today in Kinnego, a cheque for £100.00. Many thanks to the club for including us in their charitable donations.

Tasked by HMCG at 21.00hrs to s 24ft Sports Cruiser aground on the Skane Flat. There where 4 POB including a child. The Harbour Masters RIB from Kinnego was already in attendance. The tow was taken over and the vessel taken to Kinnego. One point of note, when the Lifeboat returned to Kinnego it was…

Old video but worth repeating.

A big thank you to the students at Queen’s who supported Lough Neagh Rescue and raised £2000.00 to help save lives on Lough Neagh.

Thanks go to Lisburn Scouts who donated their “dues” to the tune of £50.00. Thanks Guys and Gals, very much appreciated!!

Great day with all sorts of distractions for the crew, £871.74 raised. We also took the opportunity of booking the delivery of Santa again this Christmas to the Meadows. Thanks to Adrian and all the Staff for all your support.

@ 12:21 HMCG paged LNR to a 999 incident just off Antrim, a vessel was adrift, sinking and reported to be on fire, there where 5 POB. Two Lifeboats made all speed to Antrim, where casualty vessel was spotted  near rocks  behind the torpedo launch site.  Life boat crew  rescued the casualties on board by…

Many thanks to the Eire Og Club, Lurgan for running a darts league and donating the proceeds to Lough Neagh Rescue. Total Raised £1,280

There was a full turnout for Exercise South Lake on Tuesday evening. The Exercise is designed to test the response of our Fast Water & Flood Response vehicle in the Borough and beyond. The four man crew where given an Exercise overview and Health & Safety briefing before beginning and a Crew Chief was appointed.…

At 21.13 HMCG  received a call from a 21 ft vessel, adrift  with no engine power and no anchor. Vessel was adrift West of the Skane Flat ( a notorious danger spot ).  As light was fading Lifeboats quickly responded, located and recovered casualty vessel. She was taken under tow  back to Morrows Point quay.…

Today LNR played host to Dr Theresa Donaldson Chief Executive and Stephen Fraser Director of Leisure Services from Craigavon Borough Council. The visit had been arranged as a get to know you visit and it did all that and more. The pair where accompanied by Paddy Prunty a founding member of LNR, and Site Manager,…

On Friday the 26th August, Lough Neagh Rescue will hold its Annual Raft Race in conjunction with Ballyronan Festival Of Lights. The evening will kick off at 6.30pm and will include Sailing taster sessions, Raft Race, Lifeboat Display, Fireworks, Bonfires Fires lit on the water and Boat Parade, BBQ and lighting of Chinese lanterns for…