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Search under way for lifeboat volunteer

Started by Guest_Steve Ellwood_* , Nov 22 2009 02:09 PM

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#1 Guest_Steve Ellwood_*

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 02:09 PM

Courtesy of RTE On Line @ http://www.rte.ie/ne.../1122/rnli.html

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Search under way for lifeboat volunteer
Sunday, 22 November 2009 13:03

A lifeboat volunteer has been reported missing off the Wexford coast.

A search involving a rescue helicopter is under way in an area known as Raven Point just outside Wexford Harbour.

The alarm was raised shortly before midday.
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The inshore RNLI boat with three crew members on board is understood to have been on a regular exercise off Raven Point on the northern shore of Wexford Harbour.

There was a heavy swell at the time.

Two crew members are reported to be clinging to the upturned hull of the boat and a third is missing.

The D Class lifeboat is a rigid inflatable boat used by the RNLI for the past 40 years and is used as an inland and limited coastal rescue boat.

Story from RTÉ News:
http://www.rte.ie/ne.../1122/rnli.html

#2 Guest_Steve Ellwood_*

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 07:50 PM

Good news from the Irish Times On Line @ http://www.irishtime.../breaking28.htm

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Lifeboat crew members rescued
PAMELA NEWENHAM

Three crew members of the Wexford lifeboat have been rescued after their boat capsized in Wexford harbour this morning .

The RNLI inshore boat is understood to have been on a training exercise when the incident occured.

Two crew members managed to stay in contact with the upturned lifeboat and were winched to safety by the Irish Coastguard helicopter while a third crew member was recovered a mile and a half northeast from the scene by Rosslare RNLI lifeboat.

A search involving a rescue helicopter was launched shortly after midday when the alarm was raised.

The Wexford D class inshore lifeboat was launched at 10.15am this morning with three volunteer lifeboat crew onboard.