Aran Islands RNLI responds to four callouts in 36 hours
Tue, Jul 14, 2026
Aran Islands RNLI lifeboat volunteers responded to four separate taskings over a 36-hour period at the start of this week, including two medical evacuations, a Mayday call and an overdue vessel.
The first call out came in at 9.40am on Sunday, July 12 when Valentia MRSC tasked the Aran Islands Lifeboat to a medical evacuation from Inis Oírr. The lifeboat launched from Cill Rónain Harbour and made way to Inis Oírr, where the crew were met by the local doctor for a handover. The patient was safely transferred to Ros an Mhíl to a waiting ambulance crew. The lifeboat returned to Inis Mór at 11.45am.
The second tasking came through at 1.38pm on Sunday, when the lifeboat was tasked alongside Rescue 115 and Costelloe Bay Coastguard to a Mayday issued by a small vessel that had lost power and was drifting towards a rocky shore. The lifeboat launched from Inis Mór and made way to the distressed vessel; however, the crew were stood down while en route as a passing boat had managed to assist the distressed vessel.
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