Mourners gathered in Newcastle, Co Down this morning (Thursday 11th April 2019) for the funeral of long-serving lifeboat volunteer and RNLI employee Francie Morgan. Francie Morgan, 65, passed away suddenly on Monday while out walking his dog ‘Murphy’ near his home. A former station coxswain with Newcastle RNLI – a role he performed for 26 years [...]
Newcastle ALB asked to launch following activation of EPIRB on a fishing vessel. Once boat had launched, tasking was cancelled. Lifeboat recovered, rehoused and made ready for service
Whilst on exercise off Newcastle harbour, Belfast Coastguard tasked Newcastle Lifeboat to a 19 foot vessel with engine difficulties. The vessel has 1 person on board. The boats engine could not be restarted and it was drifting towards rocks near Coney Island. As the Lifeboat reached the scene, the casualty vessel was assisted by a local [...]