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14
Jan 2017 @ 14:15 |
Portaferry
Lifeboat, Blue Peter
V, requested to launch by Belfast
CGOC following a request for assistance from
a 23ft fishing vessel located off Darragh
Island, Strangford Lough. Propellor
fouled by a rope and unable to anchor. One
adult male on board.
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service and
quickly located the casualty vessel aground
close to Darragh Island.
Casualty vessel taken under tow by
the lifeboat which then proceeded to a pontoon
at Strangford Lough Yacht Club where one person
was landed to safety ashore.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to station at
15:13
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30
Jan 2017 @ 19:35 |
Whilst the crew of Portaferry Lifeboat were
on exercise in their Blue
Peter V lifeboat they were requested
by the local Portaferry Coastguard team to
search for a flare box that had floated off
a recently sunken schooner.
The schooner, the Regina Caelis, had
previously been berthed alongside the Cook
Street quay of Portaferry for many months
but had sunk a few days earlier resulting
in debris being washed away on each high tide.
Following an extensive search by the lifeboat
crew nothing was found and the lifeboat returned
to station at 20:20
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2
Feb 2017 @ 17:48 |
The Operations Manager of Portaferry Lifeboat
received information from a member of the
public that they had seen a white flashing
light in the Strangford Narrows.
On contacting the Belfast CGOC the Operations
Manager was advised that the operations centre
had also received a similar report.
Portaferry Lifeboat was launched on service
in squally F7 SSE winds and commenced a search
of the Strangford Narrows.
Portaferry Coastguard shore team reported
that they had recovered a lifejacket with
a flashing light south of the Cook Street
Quay.
Portaferry Lifeboat was stood down and returned
to station at 18:10
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4
March 2017 @ 11:56 |
Belfast CGOC received a call on CH16 for
assistance from a dive RhIB in the Strangford
Narrows, off Strangford Village, with engine
failure and at anchor. Six persons on board.
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service.
After the lifeboat crew had assisted
in recovering the RhIB's anchor the casualty
vessel was taken under to tow by the lifeboat
back to Strangford Village where 6 persons
were landed to safety ashore.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to station at
12:15
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9
April 2017 @ 15:55 |
Portaferry Lifeboat crew had returned from
a training exercise and the lifeboat was on
its recovery trolly when a station Deputy
Lunching Auuthority received a request from
Belfast CGOC to assist a 4m RhIB in the Strangford
Narrows with engine problems. 4 persons on
board.
Portaferry Lifeboat crew quickly located
the casualty vessel 2nm from the Station and
brought the 4 persons from the RhIB on board
the lifeboat. The casualty vessel was
then taken under tow to Strangford Village
where 4 persons were landed to safety ashore.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to Station at
17:25
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3
May 2017 @ 11:00 |
Portaferry Lifeboat crew paged by Belfast
CGOC following a request for assistance from
a 6m cabin cruiser which had experienced electrical
failure and was aground on Salt Island, in
the Quoile River estuary, after landing 3
persons on the neighbouring Green Island.
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service and
on arrival at Salt Island took 4 persons on
board the lifeboat and landed them to safety
at Killyleagh.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to Green
Island and took 3 persons on board and landed
them to safety at Killyleagh.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to station at
12:00
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4
May 2017 @ 20:41 |
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service following
a report to Belfast CGOC of a 7 metre yacht
in difficulty in heavy weather off Don O'Neill
Island in Strangford Lough. 5 persons on board.
Yacht escorted to safety in sheltered waters
at Ringhaddy Sound.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to station at
21:25
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14
May 2017 @ 11:42 |
Portaferry Lifeboat requested to launch
following a report of a possible missing person
at Strangford Sailing Club, Castleward Bay,
Strangford Lough.
Portaferry Lifeboat crew commenced
a sea search of the area.
Portaferry and Newcastle Coastguard teams
and the PSNI commenced a shoreline search.
With nothing found Portaferry Lifeboat was
stood down and returned to station at 13:20.
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18
May 2017 @ 14:40 |
Portaferry Lifeboat requested to launch by
Belfast CGOC following the report of a female
on the shore near Killyleagh, Strangford Lough,
with a suspected broken arm.
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service
and on arrival with the casualty guided the
ambulance and Coastguard teams to her location.
Following the casualty being transferred
to the ambulance Portaferry Lifeboat returned
to station at 15:45
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18
June 2017 @ 19:20 |
Crew paged following reports of an unidentified
floating object seen in the Strangford Narrows.
Object found to be an adrift mooring and recovered
by a passing yacht.
Launch cancelled and crew stood down..
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21
June 2017 @ 15:57 |
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service following
communications between Belfast CGOC and a
8m yacht located 9.5nm off the entrance to
Strangford Lough reporting engine failure.
One person on board.
Portaferry Lifeboat crew located the casualty
vessel and one crewman was put aboard to
assist in taking the vessel under tow to Portaferry
Marina where one person was landed to safety
ashore.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to Station at
18:30
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25
June 2017 @ 11:30 |
Portaferry Lifeboat crew had gathered at
the lifeboat station in preperation for the
station's 'Open Day' when one of the lifeboat
helms noticed that a 6m skiff like sailing
vessel had capsized off the Walter Rocks.
Following this information the station's
LOM instructed that the lifeboat should be
launched to assist. It was believed
that the casualty vessel had been under tow
by a yacht at that time.
On arrival with the casualty vessel it was
quickly established by the lifeboat crew that
there had been no persons on board the casualty.
It was then ascertained that a salvage pump
was required to save the casualty vessel from
sinking but this was held ashore at the lifeboat
station.
At that time Newcastle Lifeboat was
arriving off the lifeboat station in support
of the station's 'Open Day' and diverted to
provide their on-board salvage pump to keep
the casualty vessel afloat. During this proceedure
Portaferry Lifeboat crew then started to gather
up various floating debris from the casualty
vessel.
Following this the casualty vessel was once
again taken under tow by the yacht.
Portaferry lifeboat then returned to station
at 12:30.
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28
June 2017 @ 16:35 |
Portaferry Lifeboat, 'Blue Peter V',
launched on service following a request by
Belfast CGOC reporting that four persons (2
adults and 2 children) were stranded on Rough
Island, Strangford Lough.
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service
and 4 persons landed to safety ashore with
HM Coastguard in attendance.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to station at
17:50.
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1
July 2017 @ 19:20 |
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service
at the request of Belfast CGOC following reports
that 4 youths were in difficulty off Cloughey
after their dinghy had engine problems and
they had drifted offshore.
Portaferry and Bangor coastguard teams also
tasked to search the shoreline.
Whilst on passage to the area it was
reported that a local vessel had brought the
youths to safety ashore.
Portaferry Lifeboat stood down and returned
to Station at 20:30
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3
July 2017 @ 12:29 |
Lifeboat crew paged following Belfast CGOC
having received a report from a local coastguard
officer reporting a 6m motor vessel broken
down in the Strangford Narrows.
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service
and on arrival with the casualty vessel found
it to be hard aground after running out of
fuel with another small boat alongside taking
the crew of 2 off the casualty which subsequently
returned them to Portaferry from where they
had departed earlier in the day..
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to Station at
13:00
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8
July 2017 @ 15:06 |
Lifeboat crew paged by Belfast CGOC following
a request for assistance from a 10m motor
vessel that had broken down in the Strangford
Narrows. 2 persons on board.
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service
and located the casualty vessel approx 2.3
nm South of Portaferry. Vessel was taken under
tow to Portaferry Marina where 2 persons were
landed to safety ashore.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to Station at
16:20
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21
July 2017 @ 11:23 |
Report
received by Belfast CGOC of a 6.5m vessel aground
in Whiterock Bay.
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service and
quickly located the casualty vessel close
to the shore with two occupants in the water
trying to keep the vessel off the shore wall.
Two of the lifeboat crew then entered the
water to assist and connected a tow line.
One of the vessel's crew reboarded the casualty
vessel whilst the other remained ashore.
With a towline secured the two lifeboat
crew members reboarded the lifeboat and the
casualty vessel was towed to the pontoon at
Strangford Lough Yacht Club.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to Station at
12:45
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1
August 2017 @ 21:12 |
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service following
a request by Belfast CGOC to assist a 10m
yacht off Ardglass with a fouled propeller.
3 persons on board.
Newcastle Lifeboat (ALB) also launched on
service.
Following the arrival of both lifeboats with
the casualty vessel, Newcastle Lifeboat assisted
in freeing the yacht's propeller from a creel
line and then took the yacht under tow to
Ardglass with Portaferry Lifeboat providing
a stern line when entering the harbour.
3 persons landed to safety ashore with the
assistance of local coastguard team.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to station at
23:35
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19
August 2017 @ 12:36 |
Portaferry Lifeboat Blue
Peter V launched on service at
the request of Belfast CGOC to assist a 30ft
motorboat off Ballydornan, Strangford lough,
reported to have an engine fire. Four
persons on board.
On arrival with the casualty vessel,
which was then on a mooring with a Whiterock
rescue boat in attendance, it was ascertained
that the suspected engine fire had been caused
by a detached engine exhaust pipe.
Portaferry Lifeboat remained with the casualty
vessel until there was no further danger and
returned to Station at 13:19.
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20
August 2017 @ 15:40 |
Portaferry Lifeboat Blue
Peter V launched on service at
the request of Belfast CGOC following a request
to assist a 28ft yacht off the Long Sheelagh,
Strangford Lough with a crew member who had
sustained a head injury. 3 persons on board.
On arrival with the casualty vessel the injured
crew member and another crew member of the
yacht were taken aboard the lifeboat. Whilst
one of the lifeboat crew administerd first
aid the casualty was taken by the lifeboat
to a pontoon at Ringhaddy and handed into
the care of the ambulance service.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to Station at
16:57
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26
August 2017 @ 14:38 |
Portaferry Lifeboat requested to launch by
Belfast CGOC to assist a 33ft yacht in position
4.5nm SE of the Strangford Bar Buoy reporting
engine failure. 2 persons on board.
On locating the casualty vessel the
lifeboat crew ascertained that the engine
failure had been caused by a blocked engine
cooling water pump.
After establishing a tow line from the lifeboat
to the casualty vessel it was taken under
tow to Portaferry Marina where two persons
were landed to safety ashore.
Portaferry returned to station at 16:20
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9
Sept 2017 @ 15:56 |
Portaferry lifeboat tasked by Belfast
CGOC to to assist a 32ft catamaran located
between Don O'Neill and the Long Sheelagh
in Strangford Lough with engine failure 3
persons on board..
Vessel taken under tow to Whiterock.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to station at
17:30
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10
Sept 2017 @ 16:10 |
Portaferry Lifeboat launched on service following
a 999 call by a member of the public to Belfast
CGOC reporting persons stranded on Rough Island,
Strangford Lough.
On arrival at Rough Island the lifeboat crew
reported that those stranded were an adult
male, two children and a dog.
It was decided to take the two children
aboard the lifeboat.
Difficulties were experienced by the lifeboat
crew in getting the dog aboard the lifeboat
which had become agressive. Following
transfer to the lifeboat the dog settled down
and the adult male was then taken aboard the
lifeboat.
Portaferry Lifeboat proceeded to Island Hill
where 3 persons and their dog were landed
to safety ashore with a Bangor Coastguard
team in attendance.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to station at
17:35
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22
Sept 2017 @ 11:54 |
Portaferry Lifeboat, Blue
Peter V, launched on service at
the request of Belfast CGOC following a report
of a capsized dinghy and a person waving for
help on Green Island, Strangford Lough.
On the arrival of Portaferry Lifeboat at
Green Island it was confirmed by the crew
that the male casualty's dinghy had floated
off the island and that no other persons were
involved.
Casualty taken on board the lifeboat
and landed to safety at Killyleagh Yacht Club.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to station at
12:39
(Dinghy later recovered
by members of the public after washing ashore
at Killyleagh)
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14
Oct 2017 @ 10:53 |
Portaferry Lifeboat crew were in the lifeboat
station preparing for a training exercise
when the LOM received a phone call from a
member of the crew on a boat in Strangford
Lough reporting that a dory off Don O'Neill
Island, Strangford Lough, was going round
in circles with nobody on board. Belfast CGOC
advised of the incident.
Portaferry Lifeboat, Blue
Peter V, launched on service and on
arrival off Don O'Neill there were other boats
in the area at a sailing event. The dory was
going round in circles at approximately 10
to 15 knots.

Photo: Portaferry
RNLI
After ascertaining that nobody was in the
water the lifeboat crew were able to temporarially
stop the dory with the assistance of a lifeboat
crew member (who was in the area on another
boat) by the use of a long rope secured between
both vessels. This attempt was
initially successful but the dory slipped
the snagging line and began to spin out of
control again.
A further attempt to stop the dory was then
made by another boat travelling in a counter
clockwise direction to the dory by using a
long rope attached to a bouy.
This proved successful in snagging the dory's
propellor and brought the dory to a halt enabling
the dory to be boarded and its engine stopped.
A line was then attached to the dory and
it was taken under tow by the lifeboat to
Portaferry Marina.
Portaferry Lifeboat returned to station at
11:55.
Note: Prior to the arrival
of the Portaferry Lifeboat the person on board
the dory had been picked up from the water
by another boat after he had been thrown overboard
due to an unexpected sharp turn when a steering
fault occurred.
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