Below is a list of all of Kinsale RNLIs 141 "shouts", or call-outs, made to and responded by the lifeboat and shore crews of Kinsale lifeboat station since it first opened in 2003.

These shouts have resulted in the rescue of 145 persons to date and also the recovery of 59 boats. Click on any panel below for further details on that shout.

Sun, 15/August/2010    The beld-drive of the 17' Mastercraft's inboard engine disconnected leaving the vessel helpless, drifting. Luckily the mobile phone coverage off the Old Head was good on the day a... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Mon, 02/August/2010    The lifeboat launched to report of two red flares seen approx 1.3nm bearing 175 degrees from the Blue Horizon Hotel, Garretstown. The Kinsale lifeboat was joined by the Courtmacshe... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 17/July/2010     A car plunges 25 feet into the Bandon river. Only the rear bumper is visible. The emergency services task the lifeboat, the Gardaí and the Fire Brigade to the scene. ... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 27/June/2010     Another wasted night, another hoax call. This time it was a flare set off by Sandycove. A full area search was made.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 29/May/2010     A powerboat with two adults aboard suffered engine failure offshore Hangmans Point!. Only two metres from the rocks when the lifeboat arrived, it was just as well the phone... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Mon, 24/May/2010     The yacht Olwyn was on a passage from Ventry to Dunmore East when the engine failed. Becalmed, the tide was taking her towards the shore near Oysterhaven. A radio call to... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 23/May/2010     Just upstream from the New Bridge in Kinsale the powerboat ran out of fuel. The three young men aboard used their mobile phone to dial 999 and requested assistance from the Coast... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 04/May/2010    Criminal waste of lifesaving resources... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 19/April/2010    Kinsale RNLI report with sadness their recovery of the body of a young woman, recently reported missing, by the lifeboat crew to the lifeboat station hall. Ar dheis Dé go raibh ... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 12/April/2010     Madness? A set of clothes was found near the beach. In a pocket was found a suspected suicide note, written in an eastern-european language. Though finding a translator took some ... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 28/March/2010    A concerned member of the public reported a boat adrift in the Hake Head to CuairtAnPhortín area. The lifeboat launched as a precautionary measure and towed a 15' aluminium boat ba... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 1

Fri, 26/March/2010    The lifeboat reacted immeadiltely after a report of a person in the water near Middlecove boatyard. However, on reaching the scene it transpired that the object was in fact a bough... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 11/March/2010    A report of a missing woman has Valentia coastguard request a launch. Kinsale lifeboat commences a search of the waters, centred about Kinsale. Local Gardaí and the Irish Coastgua... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 05/December/2009    A concerned member of the public contacted Kinsale RNLI when they noticed an Optimist-class sailing dinghy on the rocks and two persons in the water. The lifeboat crews were immedi... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 1

Tue, 20/October/2009    On his way to work Kinsale RNLI helm Mark Lewis noticed 2 boats drifting in the swell from the previous night's gales and 1 boat grounding. A quick call was made to the DLA. The li... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 3

Sun, 11/October/2009    A coastguard report of a 40' wooden vessel taking on water was received. No position was available, though it was believed that the vessel had departed Crosshaven either the previo... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 19/September/2009    Valentia Coastguard requested a launch to a powerboat that suffered engine failure 1nm east of the Old Head. Though the lifeboat was quickly away the casualty had drifted another m... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Wed, 16/September/2009    The lifeboat launched to a report of two persons in a boat drifting onto the rocks of the Old Head. The boat's skipper had phoned 999 for the coastguard. He was unaware of his exac... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 13/September/2009    A local resident reported a dinghy on the rocks below Charles Fort in Kinsale harbour. The lifeboat launched but found no evidence of missing persons. The Optimist class din... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 1

Fri, 11/September/2009    A woman phoned the LOM stating that a young man and his dog were stranded on the rocks ar Jarley's Cove, Kinsale (also known as the Dock beach). The lifeboat was just back from an ... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Sat, 05/September/2009     During the station's Open Day a call came through of a yacht aground near Moneypoint. The lifeboat, which was demonstrating davit launching at the time to many visitors, d... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Fri, 04/September/2009    A report of a swimmer possibly in difficulties at Sandycove was phoned to the LOM. The lifeboat was launched but on arrival at the scene it was found that all swimmers were ashore ... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 27/August/2009     During radio tests at the new station it was learned that an object, possibly a person, was sighted in the water near the entrance to Balinadee creek. The lifeboat, already on t... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Thu, 27/August/2009     Valentia Coastguard requested lifeboat assistance after the discovery of an empty car near the river-bank in Bandon. The lifeboat launched and searched of the Bandon river upri... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 19/August/2009     For the second time in as many months, Kinsale lifeboat crews were nearby on exercise when danger struck. The lifeboat crew were on a navigation exercise off the Old Head of Kin... Persons Rescued: 4      Boats Recovered: 1

Mon, 27/July/2009    Two boats - 420-class dingys - in apparent trouble, below Charles Fort, were observed by a passing driver and judged to be potentially in danger. The concerned man immediately cont... Persons Rescued: 4      Boats Recovered: 2

Sun, 28/June/2009     A concerned member of the public noticed a boat at the harbour entrance very close to the rocks. The heavy swell and large breakers added to her concern, so she decided to call ... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 21/June/2009    In a very dramatic rescue, 5 persons were taken aboard the Kinsale lifeboat just as their boat sank beneath them in Kinsale harbour. The 7m motor cruiser's skipper had recently com... Persons Rescued: 5      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 17/June/2009    The yacht "C20", a 'Mini-Fastnet' race entrant, sailing from Douarenez, Brittanny to the Fastnet and back, was drifting. The crew could not raise her mainsail due to problem... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Mon, 15/June/2009    One hundred metres from a rocky shore and your engine expires. Oh how much you'll miss her then! How sorry you'll feel for being so uncaring to treat your loyal, forgiving inline d... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Wed, 03/June/2009     The Gardai are phoned by a very distressed caller. She has just witnessed a 16' powerboat crew acting in a very dangerous manner close to Garretstown shore. Their apparently irres... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 13/May/2009    Valentia Coastguard alerted Kinsale lifeboat after a man was reported falling from the bridge in Kinsale. The lifeboat was at the scene in minutes, and other lifeboat personnel fol... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 11/May/2009    Three lifeboat crew were exercising capsize-drill in Kinsale harbour when the call from Valentia coastguard came. DLA Dónal Hayes was informed of a boat in difficulties in Oysterha... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 10/May/2009    A rib in difficulty at the Bream Rock contacts the Coastguard. Valentia marine rescue co-ordination centre tasks Kinsale lifeboat to the scene. The boat apparently caught a rope in... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 15/April/2009    Kinsale Harbour-master was informed by a local fisherman of a yacht on the rocks at the Western side of the entrance to Oysterhaven Bay and contacted the lifeboat launch authority.... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 31/March/2009    This shout is the continuation of a search for a missing person from the previous day when a car plunged into the Bandon river near Kilmacsimon. The lifeboat was joined today by 2 ... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Mon, 30/March/2009    A car in the water near Kilmacsimon was reported. The time of entry was not known but the DLA launched the lifeboat immediately. The ebbing tide was almost out. The lifeboat made a... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Fri, 24/October/2008    Yachts jockeyed for best position at the starting line just outside Kinsale's harbour mouth before the race began. An accidental gibe of the boat swung the boom and a crew on deck ... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 21/October/2008    A concerned member rang the LOM after red flares were spotted in the Kinsale Harbour Area. It was also reported that a Herring boat was searching the area near Charles Fort. The li... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Tue, 23/September/2008    Even in the darkness, the alert riverside bystander noticed a man fall from Kinsale's New Bridge. Quickly he ran to grab a lifebouy and threw. It landed withing 1 metre of the casu... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 0

Sun, 17/August/2008    Valetia Coastguard tasked Kinsale Lifeboat to a 33' yacht in difficulties off the Old Head of Kinsale. The Irish Customs vessel 'SUIRBHEIR' was on the scene and took the ves... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Wed, 06/August/2008    Valentia Coastguard tasked the Kinsale Lifeboat, "Sally Anne,(Baggy)", to her 100th rescue when very concerned members of the public ashore dialed 999 after seeing a ... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Sun, 22/June/2008    The crew of a Fletcher 16' speedboat use their mobile phone to contact Valentia Coastguard after their engine broke down. (That number is 999 or 112 - ask for Coastguard). B... Persons Rescued: 2      Boats Recovered: 1

Wed, 14/May/2008    The lifeboat is tasked by Valentia Coastguard to a 5m boat aground on Farmers rock. There is one person aboard.... Persons Rescued: 1      Boats Recovered: 1

Mon, 12/May/2008    Details to follow...... Persons Rescued: 0      Boats Recovered: 0

Wed, 07/May/2008    The Launch phone rang at 2154hrs and a report of flares sighthed off Castlepark was given. The lifeboat left its pontoon at 2201hrs arriving at the scene at 2206.... 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 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