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WMSAR visit Fethard Lifeboat Station

By Darryl Barry  
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  June 1, 2016
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WMSAR crewmembers had the very great pleasure of visiting our fellow volunteers at Fethard Lifeboat Station yesterday. The team told us all about their inaugural WAVES Festival in association with RNLI which will be headlined by Irish country music sensation, Nathan Carter. This event is to be held on Sunday 28 August 2016 within the […]

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Operations continue tomorrow

By Darryl Barry  
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  May 29, 2016
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WMSAR volunteers have completed their third days searching in Fiddown for a missing person. Also present over the weekend were our colleagues from Carrick River Rescue and Kilkenny Civil Defense, as well as numerous local men and women who assisted. Thank you to An Garda Síochána and Irish Coast Guard. Operations continue tomorrow.

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Hikecycle 2016

By Darryl Barry  
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  May 21, 2016
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HikeCycle 2016 July the 23rd – In Aid of Waterford Marine Search And Rescue and Carrick On Suir River Rescue. Check out the links below for more information. Looking for the next challenge this summer..? Want something to aim for..? This July 23rd Kilmacow – Slievenamon -Kilmacow total distance of 70km cycle with a hike […]

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“WMSAR rescue boat launched

By Darryl Barry  
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  May 15, 2016
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“WMSAR rescue boat and volunteer crew are currently launched on service to a broken down vessel located at Creadan Head. The operation has been ongoing since 16.00 and crews have the vessel under tow. Crews have just passing Cheekpoint at this time making their way back to Waterford City. Also tasked were our colleagues from […]

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Crews save person from water 02/05/16

By Darryl Barry  
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Volunteers successfully dealt with 2 incidents of a suicidal nature while on duty last night. The first occurred shortly after 2 a.m. when a female was prevented from entering the water on the City’s quayside. Despite further attempts to enter the water, volunteers kept the person safe until the arrival of Gardai. Before the first […]

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Limerick Marine Search and Rescue’s new pontoon system

By Darryl Barry  
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  August 28, 2015
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26 August  2015 Crews yesterday attended the launch of Limerick Marine Search and Rescue’s new pontoon system. We would like to wish Tony and all the crews of LMSAR the best in the future and thank you for the hospitality they showed us on our visit. Limerick Marine Search and Rescue Service (LMSRS) yesterday launched the […]

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