Baltimore Lifeboat Alan Massey.
THE bad weather has kept the crew of the Baltimore Lifeboat very busy over recent days.
On Thursday a call for assistance came for the all weather lifeboat.
West Cork lifeboats launched 76 times in 2011
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Courtmac & Kinsale lifeboats in action. Pic: Alan O'Regan via irishlifeboats.com
WEST Cork’s four lifeboats were called to action 76 times in 2011 rescuing 80 people in the process, figures released by the RNLI confirmed today.
The busiest boats in the region were the Baltimore lifeboat which was launched 22 times with 33 rescued, and Kinsale also launched 22 times with 23 rescued.
Courtmacsherry was called out 21 times rescuing 22 people and Castletownbere attended 11 times with 2 rescued.
