Kilkeel coastguard

20/10/2026

🚨 KILKEEL COASTGUARD RECRUITMENT OPEN DAY! 🚨

🌊 Could YOU make a difference in your community?

📅 Saturday 24th October
⏰ From 0900hrs
📍 Kilkeel Coastguard Station

☕ Enjoy a tea or coffee
👋 Meet the team
🚨 See our rescue equipment
🛟 Find out about becoming a volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officer!

💛 No experience needed – just commitment and a willingness to help!

Everyone welcome! 🙌

📢 Like, share & tag someone who’d make a great Coastguard!

18/10/2026

🚨 KILKEEL COASTGUARD – RECRUITMENT STILL OPEN! 🚨

🌊 YOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU! 🌊

Are you ready to make a difference, learn new skills and become part of a dedicated lifesaving team?

Kilkeel Coastguard Rescue Team is still recruiting volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers!

As a volunteer, you’ll receive specialist training and have the opportunity to support your local community during emergencies along our coastline and beyond.

💪 Challenge yourself
🛟 Learn lifesaving rescue skills
🤝 Become part of a fantastic team
🚨 Help protect and save lives

📢 APPLICATIONS ARE STILL OPEN – APPLY TODAY!

👇 Apply using the official link:

https://submit.forms.service.gov.uk/form/89/apply-to-be-a-volunteer-coastguard-rescue-officer/fFDdHgum

🌊 Be part of the team. Be there when it matters.

To find out what area the station you want to volunteer at is in, see the Coastguard rescue service area and stations information on GOV.UK (opens in new tab).

09/10/2026

We as a team would like to pass on our sympathies to Lesley’s family, friends and CRT. Lesley was a lovely person and a good friend to have.

03/09/2026

Kilkeel CRT are currently recruiting for new team members. If you want to be part of the 4 th emergency service and a CAT1 responder while making lasting friendships,join our CG family just fill in the form below.

https://submit.forms.service.gov.uk/form/89/apply-to-be-a-volunteer-coastguard-rescue-officer/JxRe3uAg

04/08/2026

03:08:2026 at 22:18 the team was tasked along with their flank team Newcastle Coastguard and Kilkeel RNLI to assist the PSNI in a search for a high risk missing male.
Air support was requested and in heavy rain and challenging conditions an extensive search was carried out.
The male was located very wet but otherwise unharmed and taken back to his home for further assessment.
Belfast Coastguard co ordinated the incident.

25/07/2026

Saturday 22nd August Kilkeel’s new Shannon class lifeboat will be officially named

The naming ceremony for the new Kilkeel Shannon lifeboat will start at 2pm on 22nd August at Kilkeel Harbour.
The crew are greatly looking forward to the ceremony and all are very welcome!

21/07/2026

A busy weekend for the team.

Saturday 18th July

1. Team tasked to assist RNLI Lifeguards with an elderly gentleman who had fallen resulting in considerable head injuries - casualty patched up and taken to hospital by family.

2. Team tasked to reports of 2 kids being blown out to sea at Newcastle beach - stood down as arriving, casualties had been rescued by our colleagues at Newcastle RNLI.

3. Team tasked to reports of a casualty requiring medical assistance on Tyrella beach with a suspected broken collar bone - stood down as arriving, casualty had been triaged by NIAS and proceeded to hospital before our arrival.

4. Team tasked late on Saturday night to reports of 2 casualties - one with cuts to lower legs on Newcastle beach, the second was on the rocks. Both casualties were recovered from the beach by the team and transported to Newcastle Coastguard station awaiting further transport.

Sunday 19th July

5. Team tasked at 0935hrs to reports of a fishing vessel aground close to the entrance of Carlingford lough. The team arrived on scene, made contact with the owner who was on the vessel and in no immediate danger. The team stood by as requested by Belfast Coastguard until the boat refloated.

6. Team tasked at 1745hrs to assist RNLI Lifeguards with concerns with kayakers. Team made contact with kayakers who were not aware they were in danger - with no buoyancy aids worn, safety advice was issued.

7. Team tasked at 2044hrs to reports of an elederly male casualty who had sustained a head injury in Warrenpoint. Team was stood down as arriving on scene.

16/07/2026

At 1642 hours on July 14th, the team were tasked to assist the RNLI Lifeguards at Cranfield with a casualty who had fallen and suffered a head injury. The team assisted with comms between Belfast Coastguard and the RNLI Lifeguards along with assisting with a medical assessment with the Lifeguards having the situation under control. The team assisted with a handover to NIAS. Kilkeel RNLI had been requested to travel by road to provide further oxygen supplies.

At 1607 hours on July 16th, the team were tasked to reports of a broken down jetski in Carlingford Lough with an unknown location. With team members already on scene a request was made for Kilkeel RNLI due to their being 4 paddle boards and the stricken vessel within / bordering the shipping lanes.

A member of the public on a Jetski assisted with bringing to shore the Lifeguards along with some of the casualties with Kilkeel Lifeboat and a charter boat recovering the remaining casualty and Discovery taking the jetski under tow to Carlingford.

We would like to thank our colleagues in the RNLI Lifeguards and the public for their assistance in both incidents.

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07/07/2026

At 1839hrs on July 7th the team were tasked to reports of a capsized dinghy adrift off Newcastle promenade.

The team arrived on scene and liased with the first informant.

With callsigns from Newcastle Coastguard searching the shoreline, Kilkeel CRT set up an incident command post on the central promenade.

With the first informant on hand and Newcastle RNLI completing a thorough search of the area after recovering a small inflatable dinghy, a member of the public approached the team confirming that they were the owners and all was safe and well.

Kilkeel CRT relayed with Belfast Coastguard and Newcastle ILB the information at hand and requested that the lifeboat bring the dinghy ashore to positively ID the casualty vessel! 😊

With everyone confirmed safe and well the team were joined with Newcastle CRT for a well deserved ice cream compliments of Morellis Ice Cream Newcastle for a well deserved stand down.

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24/06/2026

At 2341hrs on June 21st the team were tasked to reports of a missing person in Warrepoint.

The team responded, while enroute the OIC requested Kilkeel RNLI, Newcastle Coastguard and Greenore Coast Guard to provide support due to the unknown nature of the call.

When on scene search teams were deployed along with Police Newry, Mourne & Down.

The welcome news came through that the missing person was located outside of our search area.

At 2219hrs on June 23rd the team were tasked to reports of a missing person in the Dunavil area of Kilkeel.

Kilkeel RNLI along with Newcastle and Greenore Coastguard teams were requested to support in the search. A fixed wing Police aircraft was also in the area supporting.

A search team located, brought the person to an area of safety and handed into the care of Police.

A great team effort.

We are asking the public to act responsibly and refrain from sharing rumors or speculative posts regarding this matter. This typically is the best way to support our community.

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