Kinsale Lifeboat's Callouts.

       Below is a list of Lifeboat call-outs, or "Shouts", made to and replied by the crews of Kinsale lifeboat station. You can click on any of shouts for further details.

Shouts to Date: 96

Wed, 07/May/2008    Details to follow soon...... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 30/April/2008    A local fishing boat is propped - the nets fouled in the propellor. The boat, which was just East of Barry's Point is now disabled - the stranglehold of the ropes twisted about the... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Thu, 10/April/2008    A report from a concerned member of the public was received that a boat had run aground upriver from the New Bridge in Kinsale. The lifeboat was tasked and a search was quickly ini... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 02/February/2008    In a week that was proving very busy for the RNLI in Ireland & the UK, Kinsale lifeboat too was called. The 12 metre, steel fishing vessel Paulona was steaming to Baltimore when th... Persons Rescued: 3      Boats Recovered: 1

Tue, 18/September/2007     Buccin, a large French twin-rigged trawler operating from Le Guilvinec, Brittany, radios for help. One of her crew is suffering from chest pain. No one aboard can sp... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 09/September/2007    Valentia coastguard are contacted after a flare is reported near Kinsale town. The lifeboat is immediately tasked.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 03/September/2007    A young woman has fallen into the Bandon riven at the aptly named World's End in Kinsale. The lifeboat is called.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 01/September/2007    A report of an injured young man lying face down beside the water's edge near Castlepark, Kinsale is passed to the Gardai. The lifeboat is tasked and an ambulance is called.... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 25/July/2007    A report of persons in three plastic beach boats in difficulties is received from Valentia coastguard. The location is given as the beach opposite Charles Fort in Kinsale harbour. ... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 22/July/2007    Lifeboat crew pagers were activated directly by Valentia coastguard. Two people reported in the water West of the Old Head of Kinsale - their yacht capsised, time ticking away. The... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Thu, 12/July/2007    Valentia Coastguard task Kinsale Lifeboat after a flare had been spotted by a concerned beach-walker at GaryLucas strand looking towards Bullen's Bay. The crew pagers were activate... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 11/July/2007    Local fisherman John O'Brien reported a person in the water near Adam's Quay. The lifeboat is immediately launched. We regret to have to report that a body was recovered and was pr... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 25/June/2007    Valentia Coastguard task Kinsale lifeboat to a small drifting fishing boat reported in the Sandycove area outside Kinsale harbour.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 23/June/2007    Valentia coastguard task Kinsale lifeboat to shadow an 8-metre powerboat that had left a Kinsale marina with a compliment of two apparently very drunk young crew.... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Thu, 21/June/2007    A boat was reported drifting near the rocks at Summercove. The lifeboat is launched and at the scene very quickly. It is found to be an unsinkable type of dinghy. There is nobody a... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 1

Mon, 18/June/2007    First spotted by local fisherman Billy Lynch, the vehicle on the slip had the rising tide filling it's footwells. Fearful that a person or persons may have been lost the lifeboat w... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 28/May/2007    MILK RUN - A routine training exercise becomes an animal rescue. A yearling was reported in distress in the Middle harbour having fallen some 15 feet onto the rocks. In an e... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 24/May/2007    With 2 divers down, the dive-rib's engine fails. Drifting from the unaware divers and unable to restart, the rib's crew issue a PAN-PAN call. This was a problem that could quickly ... Persons Rescued: 6      Boats Recovered: 1

Sat, 19/May/2007    Valentia Coastguard tasked Kinsale Lifeboat after a 23' Aquador cruiser, 'JUBILATE', had run aground near the village of Ballinadee on the Bandon river. Racing up-river wit... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 17/May/2007    A concerned passer-by reported hearing a shout for Help somewhere in the area of Middle-Cove in Kinsale Harbour. The message was quickly passed on to DLA John O'Gorman and the life... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 09/April/2007    An eight metre rib had got into difficulties in Kinsale harbour. The fuel supply to the inboard diesel engine was contaminated. This caused the engine to stall and fail to restart.... Persons Rescued: 6      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 03/December/2006    This - the last call for relief lifeboat B-734, the 'Amy Constance' - was also the 75th shout for the Kinsale RNLI service. Only minutes before the return of Kinsale's perma... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 1

Wed, 29/November/2006    At 08:20 Valentia Coastguard request Kinsale RNLI to launch. A man has been reported in the water at Scilly in Kinsale harbour. Very quickly the lifeboat is launched and the search... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 19/November/2006    Donal Hayes - the acting DLA - received a call from a concerned Kinsale inhabitant who reported a boat drifting down-river in a sinking condition. Furthermore, somewhat later is wa... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 09/November/2006    Irish Sail Training Vessel Asgard II reports a White Flare south of the Soverign Islands to Valentia Coastguard. Having just refuelled after an exercise Kinsale life... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 06/November/2006    At 04:05am, a young man in a distressed state is reported in the water by Kinsale Yacht Club's marina entrance, (and also incidentally almost in front of the Lifeboat). The crew we... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 19/October/2006    A red flare is reported off the Old Head of Kinsale. Quickly launched, the lifeboat searches the area for almost 2 hours. However nothing is found.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 04/October/2006    A flashing red signal South of the Old Head of Kinsale was reported by locals to Valentia coastuard. It was presumed to be a vessel in difficulty and the lifeboat was tasked.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 03/October/2006    The 8 metre vessel 'Johanna' of Crosshaven had engine trouble 3nm South-East of the Soverign Islands. Valentia alerted Kinsale RNLI who rapidly made the scene.... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Wed, 13/September/2006     Barely 5 hours on station, Kinsale RNLI's replacement Lifeboat, "AMY CONSTANCE" , is launched in response to a call by Yacht 'Anios is Aris' that became entangled in lobste... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 1

Tue, 12/September/2006    Pocket trawler 'HAFBJORG' puts call into Valentia radio after her propellor becomes fouled in a line of pots. Still able to steam at up to 3 knots but with limited manoeuverability... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 06/September/2006    Flare reported in the inner Kinsale Harbour Area.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 05/September/2006    This is one of a series of searches involving Kinsale RNLI responding to the tragic loss of two lifesavers after they themselves saved 2 lives on the beach near Inchadoney in West ... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 05/September/2006    This is one of a series of searches involving Kinsale RNLI. It is in response to the tragic loss of two lifesavers who went missing after they themselves saved 2 lives on the beach... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 05/September/2006    The lifeboat is called to assist a small fishing boat in difficulty. The lone fisherman's boat had become entangled in the lines of it's fishing gear off Garretstown beach.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 27/August/2006    A position report was made by Kinsale yacht SAOIRSE on passage of a 28' wooden half-decker IRISH MIST which appeared to be in difficulty near the Soverign rocks. The lifeboat was i... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Sat, 26/August/2006    Following a fall a crew members aboard the French trawler NAUTILE suffered a broken leg. Almost 100nm South of Kinsale the trawler made maximum speed, (9.5kt), to our port. As the ... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 10/August/2006    RNLI HQ examiner Gareth Morisson was putting Nicky Searls and Trevor Draper through their paces. Suddenly they spotted a dingy capsize and realized that all was not well. One of th... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Sat, 24/June/2006    The Saturday morning lie-in for some crew members was shattered with the deafening shriek of an RNLI pager just activated. But far worse was the situation for a 25' Arvor, 'King... Persons Rescued: 5      Boats Recovered: 1

Sat, 10/June/2006    Mark Lewis,(a Kinsale RNLI helm), noticed a RIB adrift off Sandycove and immediately alerted Kinsale Lifeboat and Valentia Coastguard. The lifeboat was launched and at the scene wi... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 1

Wed, 17/May/2006    Valentia Coastguard alert Kinsale RNLI to small 15' open boat adrift off the rocks at Summercove having suffered engine failure. Kinsale lifeboat responds immediately arriving at t... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 09/May/2006    Valentia Coastguard radio contact Kinsale RNLI with information that a small boat with 2 persons on board is adrift off Oysterhaven with engine trouble. The initial report was made... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 30/April/2006    Kinsale Gardai call Kinsale Lifeboat after it is reported to them that a youth was attempting to swim from Long Quay across the Dam by a concerned bystander. The lifeboat crew repo... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 19/March/2006    Cork Coastguard Radio receive a MAYDAY call at 12:30 from yacht 'X-BLONDIE' which is reported as siking fast. It was to be the last transmission from the 32' yacht before it... Persons Rescued: 4      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 15/March/2006    Valentia Coastguard despatches Kinsale Lifeboat to the fishing boat 'WaveCrest' adrift 1 nm East of the Old Head of Kinsale. The fishing vessel was on a delivery from Galway to Eas... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Sat, 17/December/2005    Kinsale Lifeboat is launched in response to call for aid after car and driver accidentally slide off slipway near Scilly Dam - less than 600m from Lifeboat Station.... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 13/November/2005    A motorboat is reported drifting near the Bulman rocks outside Kinsale harbour. Valentia coastguard alerted Kinsale RNLI and lifeboat is launched in approximately 5 minutes.... Persons Rescued: 6      Boats Recovered: 1

Sat, 15/October/2005    Hoax call. Red emergency flare discharged in harbour area.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 05/September/2005    Kinsale Lifeboat regrets to relate the tragic loss of a young woman following a fall on the shore near the Old Head of Kinsale. The lifeboat responded to a call from Valentia Coast... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 18/August/2005    The lifeboat is called to a 16' GRP leisure fishing boat - ORKNEY type - which has broken down off Old Head of Kinsale and is drifting. The small leisure craft with 2 sea-anglers a... Persons Rescued: 3      Boats Recovered: 1

Sat, 06/August/2005    Lifeboat launched in response to EPIRB signal. EPIRBs send a radio distress message at 406MHz to satellite receivers. This message signal includes the (last calculated) position of... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 03/August/2005    The RNLI was called after a Red flare had been observed off Charles Fort, Kinsale harbour. The lifeboat quickly responded and after extensively searching the coastline around the f... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 23/July/2005    Yacht 'Red Admiral' touches bottom off Summercover. Two crew taken off 2 others left aboard to assist with refloating manoeuvres. With the spring tide having just begun to flow, th... Persons Rescued: 4      Boats Recovered: 1

Fri, 22/July/2005    A late-night camping party at the Old Head of Kinsale was marred when a member was injured in a fall - suspected broken leg. Occurring at the base of the west side of the Old Head ... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 21/June/2005    Uncannily similar to the call of the previous evening in timing and location, a 18' Bayliner is reported to Valentia Coastguard in difficulties at Bulman Bouy. Kinsale lifeboat res... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 20/June/2005    Yacht 'Stormy Petrel' is pooped by a wave - stopping it's engine. Reported to Lifeboat as being at the Bulman bouy the lifeboat got to the scene quickly. The boat and it's complime... Persons Rescued: 5      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 05/June/2005    A Bank Holiday weekend trip to Kinsale could have turned to tragedy. An evening swim from the Dock beach, CastlePark to a moored pontoon offshore in calm seas seemed like a good id... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 07/May/2005    A Canadian style canoe report drifting from CastlePark strand, being blown towards open sea. One person on board without a paddle - quite a few expressions come to mind! Lifeboat l... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Tue, 03/May/2005    Boat Launched in answer to call from small lobster boat that was in difficulties 1nm SW of the Old Head of Kinsale. This new boat experienced engine difficulties. The skipper dropp... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 24/April/2005    Received notification of "MAYDAY" being intercepted by both yacht and Irish Naval vessel listening on VHF channel 16. Lifeboat immediately launched. A search pattern commenced ulti... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 20/March/2005    New Arvor 23' boat called for help with engine trouble. The boat was drifting up-river from the New Bridge in Kinsale. The boat with its crew of father and daughter were towed to s... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Fri, 04/March/2005    Launched on call to steel fishing boat which had grounded on the Southern side of Charles Fort. The ebbing tide made any effort at refloating futile. As the vessel had grounded on ... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 12/February/2005    While returning from a routine exercise a LASER sailing dinghy was recovered close to the rocks at Summercove and towed to safety.... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Fri, 31/December/2004    Search for reported missing person produces no result.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 31/October/2004    Report of woman in punt trying to rescue sheep at MoneyPoint. Woman motored ashore. Sheep saved by lifeboat (for rainy day!).... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 28/October/2004    2000 tonne cargo vessel forced onto rocks near Charles Fort in strom force winds. Stood by, and assisted tugs who successfully got her off the rocks.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 20/September/2004    Woman in small dingy in Bullin Bay. Towed in by Old Head Coastguard who just beat us to it!... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 13/September/2004    Small Fishing boat drifting onto rocks at Charles Fort. Towed in by other vessel.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 05/September/2004    Yacht without engine power lost in thick fog off Black Head requested assistance. Towed 'Cochese' to Kinsale Yacht Club's marina and safety.... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Wed, 28/July/2004    Small boat with fouled propellor off Oysterhaven. Towed to Kinsale marina.... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 11/July/2004    Attended to twin-engined cruiser on fire in Newfoundland Bay. Other RIB brought it's compliment of 3 persons ashore. Boat burned to waterline and sank. ... Persons Rescued: 3      Boats Recovered: 0

Fri, 09/July/2004    Yacht (from Wexford) with engine failure. Towed to Marina in Kinsale.... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Wed, 07/July/2004    Small boat with fouled propellor recovered. Towed to Kinsale Marina.... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Wed, 30/June/2004    Small boat with engine failure outside Harbour.Towed to Kinsale.... Persons Rescued: 3      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 27/June/2004    Two persons reported in water near Trident Marina. Found and Helped back onto shore at Trident marina where they had fallen from their boat.... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 06/May/2004    On returning from a training exercise a JET SKI was found adrift with engine failure. The craft and it's passenger were towed to Sandtcove.... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Mon, 03/May/2004    Red Flares reported near James Fort. Nothing Found. ... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Fri, 30/April/2004    Small boat drifting out to sea near Oysterhaven. Boat & 2 POBs.towed to Old Head.... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Sat, 24/April/2004    Car on fire on rocks near Oysterhaven. Nobody found & Car empty.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 14/March/2004    When returning to base after an exercise, came upon a capsized dingy in the Harbour with broken centre board. Towed to slip.... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Sat, 13/March/2004    Capsized dinghy in Harbour.Crew of 2 struggled but were unable to right upturned boat. Righted with aid of lifeboat crew. Dinghy and crew towed to safety in Kinsale.... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 07/March/2004    Deflated 50-man Liferaft reported drifting off Newfoundland Bay. Lifereaft recovered and found to have been in bad state of disrepair. No persons found (or assumed lost). Liferaft ... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 1

Thu, 04/March/2004    Halfdecker Lobsterboat with engine failure. Safely towed to Oysterhaven.... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 14/December/2003    Small boat reported in difficulty via 999 call. Stood down before Launch... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 02/December/2003    Search continies. (See previous entry.)... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 01/December/2003    Woman reported jumping from bridge. Two days of searching ends in failure. Body recovered on third day by Irish Naval Service divers.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 29/November/2003    Exhausted windsurfer recovered off Charles Fort. Towed winsurfer and board to Dock/CastlePark beach. ... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 08/November/2003    Woman suspended from bridge recovered to lifeboat. Kinsale Fire Brigade lowered the trapped & exhausted lady to lifeboat below that was manoeuvered in strong currents.... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 13/October/2003    Kinsale pilot boat calls with engine failure. Towed to marina.... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Mon, 15/September/2003    Local HireBoat reported overdue was recovered just before dark drifting almost onto rocks. The boat has all safety equipment including anchor aboard but person's distressed state p... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Thu, 21/August/2003    Injured yachsman with dislocated shoulder taken from Yacht and landed ashore to awaiting medical staff.... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Fri, 08/August/2003    Searched for boat lost in fog in the Oysterhaven / Bullens Bay area and assisted.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 06/August/2003    Man in water within Harbour - helped back onboard own boat.... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Mon, 04/August/2003    Small boat with engine failure recovered near Old Head oof Kinsale where she was drifting onto a Lee shore. It was towed to the Kinsale Yacht Club marina.... Persons Rescued: 3      Boats Recovered: 1

Thu, 31/July/2003    Two Flares reported off the Sovereign Islands. Nothing Found, presumed hoax.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 09/July/2003    Yacht on rocks in Sandycove... Persons Rescued: 5      Boats Recovered: 0