Lifeboat

Irish Coast Guards main focus 2022


Recreational craft and swimmers were the largest focus of Irish Coast Guard coordinated responses in 2022, an analysis shows.

The recreational sector was most in need of help from the Irish Coast Guard and RNLI last year, as has been the trend in recent years.

There were 293 responses to incidents involving recreational vessels on both the Atlantic, Irish Sea and on inland waterways .

This includes yachts, motorboats, cabin cruisers, kayaks, rigid inflatable boats, punts and small inflatables.

Click the link below to read article from Afloat magazine

https://afloat.ie/safety/coastguard/item/57515-recreational-sector-still-largest-focus-for-irish-coast-guard-rescue