Larne: First rescue role for RNLI volunteer Andy ahead of naming ceremony for new Shannon class lifeboat Machiko Nancy

Larne: First rescue role for RNLI volunteer Andy ahead of naming ceremony for new Shannon class lifeboat Machiko Nancy

A new volunteer was called into action for the first time when Larne RNLI came to the rescue of three people on Thursday evening (July 9).

First shout for Larne RNLI volunteer as fishing crew rescued off Antrim coast

Larne RNLI volunteers rescuing a fishing boat on the Antrim coast. Three people aboard a broken-down fishing boat were brought safely ashore after Larne RNLI launched a rescue operation off the County Antrim coast. The callout on Thursday evening, 9 July, marked the first operational shout for volunteer crew member Andy Purves, who recently joined Larne RNLI. The fishing vessel was found around half a mile north of Portmuck, close to the cliffs,…