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Crews from the Aran Islands and Galway RNLI stations took part in a joint training exercise on inner Galway Bay on Saturday last.

The training on Saturday 27 January was an opportunity for the crews to prepare for future joint search and rescue mission

Seven members of the Galway RNLI crew were presented with long-service awards for achieving 50, 100, 150 and 200 services

Dave Badger was Helm on board the lifeboat for all three rescues

Last weekend was a busy one for the volunteer members of Galway RNLI’s lifeboat crew as the summer sun saw two serious incidents on the water in the city. In the first incident, the lifeboat launched – on foot of a request from  the Irish Coast Guard – shortly after 4am on Saturday morning to […]

The inshore lifeboat was helmed by Brian Niland

The lifeboat crew observed six people in the water attempting to swim the quarter of a mile back to shore.

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Galway RNLI Lifeboat assist in recovery of a yacht that broke its moorings Published: Tuesday, 11 May 2021 07:46 The Galway RNLI Lifeboat assisted in the recovery of a 32 ft yacht that broke its moorings in Renville, Oranmore, yesterday evening. The Irish Coastguard sought the assistance of Galway Lifeboat at about 5.40pm and the lifeboat crew launched a short time later from Galway Docks. Upon arrival at Renville, members of the Galway Bay Sailing Club were out on the water and towing th...