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“A stolen ring buoy ~ a stolen life”.

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July 23, 2016

Volunteers spent the day recovering ring buoys that were maliciously discarded along our City’s quays. Remember, interfering with life saving equipment is a criminal offence. Please report any such activity to Waterford Garda Station on 051-305300. “A stolen ring buoy ~ a stolen life”.

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WMSAR Meets John O Shea

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July 8, 2016

Some of our crew had the pleasure of meeting Waterfords own John O Shea at the Day Tripper festival last weekend #legend #COYBIG #lovewaterford #daytripper

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Thank you Four Star Pizza

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July 6, 2016

Waterford Marine Search and Rescue would like to thank Michael and all the crew at Four Star Pizza Waterford for their very generous donations of piping hot pizzas every weekend to all our crews to keep them warm as they carry out their Suicide Prevention Patrols.

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Person rescued from the river suir

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June 21, 2016

Earlier this evening our volunteers were alerted to a person entering the river a short distance away from our base at the Neptune Marina. WMSAR rescue crew and boat launched immediately, contacting Irish Coastguard on the way. The assistance of Fire Brigade, Ambulance, WCRR and Gardai was also requested. On arrival on scene, the casualty was struggling to stay afloat, was initially combative and appeared to be in an altered state. The person was recovered to the boat and quickly passed over to the care of the Emergency Services.

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100th intervention by WMSAR volunteers

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June 19, 2016

**100th intervention by WMSAR volunteers** As volunteers prepared to stand down on their suicide prevention patrol last night, they observed a person climb over the railings on Rice Bridge. The land crews and the rescue boat proceeded to the person immediately. Contact was made with the individual who appeared very upset and confirmed that they felt suicidal. Gardai were notified and arrived on scene quickly, taking the person to safety shortly afterwards. Thank you to both members of the public who stopped their cars and rang 999.

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Women’s Vhi Mini Marathon 2016

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June 6, 2016

Our ladies are just making their way to the starting line for the Women’s Vhi Mini Marathon 2016. You can still support the girls by texting “WMSAR” to 50300 to donate €4. Best of luck Sharon, Louise,Breffini, Laura,Michelle,Emer and Nicole 😀

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Search in Fiddown, now concluded

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May 30, 2016

The search in Fiddown, County Kilkenny, concluded this morning with the discovery of a body by Carrick River Rescue. We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the man’s family and friends at this difficult time. On a personal note, our volunteer’s would like to thank the community in Fiddown for their kindness in providing both food and support throughout the search.

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We Need You!!

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May 15, 2016

**Please Share** We Need You!! Would you like to join up with our members and some of the ladies of Shaws Waterford for the Womens VHI Mini Marathon on June 6th or even with local man Paddy Grace and his running group for the Waterford Viking Marathon on June 26th? If you are interested in joining up by running in either of these events and raising some much needed funds towards our dream of Waterfords first search and rescue base then please get in contact with us here on our facebook page or at waterfordmarinesearchandrescue@yahoo.ie where we will more than happily arrange a personalised running pack for you.