Lough Derg Lifeboat Station

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Lough Derg Lifeboat Station
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Lough Derg Harbour, County Tipperary
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Dromineer, County Tipperary
General information
Type RNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationLough Derg Yacht Club
Town or city Dromineer, County Tipperary
Country Ireland
Coordinates 52°55′36.1″N8°16′30.9″W / 52.926694°N 8.275250°W / 52.926694; -8.275250
Opened25 May 2004
Owner Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution
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Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat Station

Lough Derg Lifeboat Station is located at Lough Derg Yacht Club, in Dromineer, a small village on the eastern shore of Lough Derg, the largest lake on the River Shannon, in County Tipperary, Ireland.

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A lifeboat station was established on Lough Derg in 2004 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). [1]

The station currently operates the B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, Jean Spier (B-911), on station since 2019. [2]

History

In 2003, the Irish Coast Guard took over responsibility for Inland Search and Rescue. A request was made of the RNLI to place a lifeboat on Lough Derg, the largest lake on the River Shannon. At approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) long and upto 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) wide, it is effectively a small sea, and attracts thousands of leisure craft each year onto its waters. [3]

A site at the Lough Derg Yacht Club at Dromineer was deemed strategically suitable, both physically, and with sufficient local population to provide crew. A group of volunteers were selected, and training was undertaken at the Inshore Lifeboat Centre at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The relief B-class (Atlantic 21) Inshore lifeboat Clothworker (B-586) was initially sent to the station, and the station was declared operational at 8.45pm on Tuesday 25 May 2004. [1] [3]

On the 18 July 2007, another lifeboat from the relief fleet, the larger B-class (Atlantic 75) Vera Skilton (B-705), was placed at the station. Over the next twelve years, a succession of Atlantic 75-class lifeboats from the relief fleet were placed on station, the last being Elsinore (B-781), previously on service at Sligo Bay. [1] [2]

After 15 years on service, Lough Derg would finally get a 'new' lifeboat assigned to the station. The B-class (Atlantic 85) Jean Spier (B-911) arrived on station on 5 March 2019. The boat was funded by Mr Robert Spier, and named after his late wife. At a naming ceremony on Saturday 11 May, the lifeboat was formally accepted by Paddy McLaughlin, RNLI Irish Council Member, and then handed to the care of Lough Derg RNLI. [4]

The Lough Derg crew would feature in Series 5, Episode 4, of the BBC Television series 'Saving Lives at Sea' in 2020, to rescue a man who had fallen overboard in rough weather, and a night time launch into the fog responding to voices heard. [5]

Lough Derg lifeboats

Op. No. [a] NameIn service [2] ClassComments
B-586Clothworker2004–2007 B-class (Atlantic 21)
B-705Vera Skilton2007–2010 B-class (Atlantic 75)
B-736Toshiba Wave Warrior2010–2012 B-class (Atlantic 75)
B-755London's Anniversary 1752012–2013 B-class (Atlantic 75)
B-747Rockabill2013–2015 B-class (Atlantic 75)
B-781Elsinore2015–2019 B-class (Atlantic 75)
B-911Jean Spier2019– B-class (Atlantic 85)

Launch and recovery tractors

Op. No. [a] Reg. No.TypeIn service [2] Comments
TA5202-D-86634New Holland TN55D2022–
  1. 1 2 Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lough Derg's station history". Lough Derg Lifeboat Station. RNLI. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
  3. 1 2 "The Lough of the Irish". The Lifeboat. 60 (577). Autumn 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Cavanagh, Lizzie (14 May 2019). "Lough Derg RNLI holds naming ceremony for new Atlantic 85 B-911 Jean Spier". RNLI. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Series 5 Episode 4". Saving Lives at Sea. BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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