At 18.51 the team were tasked to assist a boat out of fuel off Inisheer.The vessel in difficulty did not know their exact location. The Boat crew launched , taking extra fuel with them,while other members tried to locate the boat from land, along the coast. Within fifteen minutes the vessel was located about 2 miles North East of Inisheer. Four of the five people on board were taken on the Doolin boat while they refueled.  One of the Doolin crew stayed on board the small vessel with the coxain and they were accompanied back across Galway Bay to Spiddal.

Incident 11/09

At 13.30  Doolin Coast Guard were tasked to assist in the search for seven  divers in Kilkee Bay. They had been reported overdue by their club boat crew. Doolin Coast Guard members proceeded to Kilkee with the Doolin Boat by road. Kilkee Marine Rescue and Kilkee Coast Guard Unit were tasked locally. The Shannon based Coast Guard Helicopter, Rescue 115, was called to assit and the Air Corp Fisheries Patrol Casa plane also proceeded to the incident site.

Shortly after, all of the divers were located by the Air Corp plane and two of the divers were recovered safely by Rescue 115 and the other five were taken back aboard the Athlone Subaqua Club boat.

The divers had been carried by strong currents away from their intended dive area.

Incident 10/09