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RNLI launched to aid cruiser in difficulty 

The Irish Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch to assist 2 people on a 27ft cruiser suffering engine trouble in the rough weather conditions. The cruiser was reported to be one nautical mile north of Illaunmor.

Rescue 115 assists in vessel on fire incident

A search and rescue operation was mounted off the west coast this afternoon after three people on board a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) were forced to abandon their vessel after a fire was reported to have broken out on board.

Busy weekend for search and rescue crews

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was launched earlier this evening to assist 4 adults on a 30ft cruiser that had run aground at Skehanagh, on eastern, Tipperary shore of Lough Derg behind Illaunmor. 

Garda Mobility App used in Ennis operation

Members of the Clare Divisional Garda Roads Policing Unit carried out a major operation today utilising the ‘Automatic Number Plate Recognition’ (ANPR) function of the new Garda Mobility App.

Four rescued after boat took on water

A rescue operation was mounted this afternoon following reports that a vessel with four people on board was taking on water and at risk of sinking.
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RNLI assists 4 people on a cruiser aground

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was launched earlier this evening to assist four people on a 36ft cruiser which was reported to have run aground on the south-eastern shore the lake.

RNLI assists 3 people on motorboat with engine failure

The volunteer Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat crew was called to assist three people after their boat lost engine power and was left drifting at the north-eastern end of the lake.  
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