Team Geared Up

6 Hikers, 2 Divers, 1 Yachtmans Dead. DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - I have just returned from camping on a wind battered Aran Islands out in the Atlantic and I read Aisling’s Wicklow Round got called off. Maybe just as well too, RTE News are reporting that 23 have been killed in the same[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - A Shannon cruiser is up on rocks in the high winds currently suffered in Ireland. It’s down near Dromineer. RTE Report: Six people were rescued from a cabin cruiser which went onto rocks on Lough Derg in Co Tipperary this afternoon. The alarm was raised when [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - I was out on a rescue myself today in Baldoyle, I also see breakingnews.ie are reporting a windsurfer is missing off Galway. Westerly wind though, so he can’t go too far you’d hope: A search is underway in Galway for a windsurfer who got into difficul[...] Read More »

UPDATE 02/04/07: RTE are now reporting the boy has died in hospital. Very sad. LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - RTE News report: A 15-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being rescued from the sea. A major air and sea search was mounted after the teenager was swept out to sea off [...] Read More »

LONDON (Team Geared Up) - This doesn’t look to worrying, once they stay in their kayaks & together. Rafting up here would help a lot if they’ve given in to wait for rescue. Air-sea rescue services are on their way to assist two kayakers who have got into difficulty off the Clare coa[...] Read More »

Thanks to Diverman for this tip-off. An S61N in Norway has now departed for its new base in Ireland, being noted en route yesterday refuelling at Aberdeen. We reported on this new full AWSAR (All Weather Search & Rescue) for Ireland back in February. Latest update is: As part of this new cont[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - This crazy story is on the Reuters wire…. SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian rescuers were on Friday trying to solve the “Mary Celeste” style mystery of a yacht found floating off the coast with its engine running, food on its table ready to eat, but no cre[...] Read More »

UPDATE 15/04/07: All five were taken safely ashore. The lifeboat has now returned to the scene with heavy duty pumping equipment to see if the boat, which is taking water, can be towed off the rocks. LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Coming in over the wire from RTE News… Five people are at the ce[...] Read More »