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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. 

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.

Basking shark tagged off Clare spotted near Scotland

A basking shark tagged off County Clare last month has been re-sighted off the west coast of Scotland.
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RNLI lifeboat assists 4 people on grounded cruiser

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was called out to assist four people on a 35ft cruise boat that was reported to have run aground on the lake last night.      

Lifeboat assists two people on disabled cruiser

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was called on to assist two people on a 27ft cruiser reported to have suffered mechanical issues  engine failure off Mountshannon Harbour in Co Clare.

Video: Spectacular drone footage of basking sharks off Clare

Spectacular and rare drone footage shot by members of the Irish Basking Shark Group off Co Clare last month shows basking sharks engaged in what is believed to be courtship behaviour.
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