Portaferry RNLI

Portaferry RNLI launched this afternoon at 12:01 to a group of people became stranded on Sandy Island. 3 adults, 4 children became cut off by a rising tide.The crew arrived on scene at 12:14 and took the group of 8 people off Sandy Island and took them ashore at Ballyhornan

With RNLI exercises resumed our crew have been out training yesterday and today, covering electronic navigation, radar and achoring/veering down in Ballyhornan Bay. 📷 Photos courtesy of Tom Purdon and crew member, Josh Boyd.

💙 Happy Valentines Day 💙 If you are going out for a romantic Valentines walk, please remember the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for today (14th) for stong gale force winds. Tide times: High Water Portavogie - 13:03 High Water Strangford Lough - 14:45 #RNLI

The crew and management of Portaferry RNLI would like to sincerely thank all our followers and supporters for all your help and support over this very difficult year and wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous safe New Year🎄

This week has seen our crew members complete an intensive 4 day training & assessment programme,designed to allow our crew to be trained and then be assessed. A unique opportunity for our crew to gain useful experience while still complying to covid regulations.

Portaferry RNLI launched at 3:40pm to reports of a 8m yacht aground on Limestone Rock. The crew recovered a male and female and took ashore to Ringhaddy. The crew also deployed the yachts anchor and departed the scene. The crew returned to station at 4:50pm.

rnli.org/news-and-media… Details of todays callout

Portaferry RNLI launched last night at 9:42pm to reports of a boat broken down East of Strangford BarBouy. When on scene, the lifeboat crew established tow to the 21ft boat that had suffered engine failure after being out fishing,the lifeboat towed the vessel to Portaferry marina

Details of tonight call-out! rnli.org/news-and-media…

Portaferry RNLI launch to two Jet Skier and a kayaker in difficulty. lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%…

Yesterday,7 of Portaferry volunteer crew members along with crew members from stations across Ireland unfurl giant water safety flags on the pitch of Croke Park before the All-Ireland Senior Hurling semi-final match between Wexford and Tipperary at Croke Park in Dublin.