Episode 263: Irish Coast Guard and RNLI Save 14 from the Fishing Vessel FASTNET

About this episode

The episode covers a multi-agency rescue operation involving the Irish Coast Guard and RNLI to save 14 people from the fishing vessel Fastnet off the coast of Dingle, Ireland.

In this episode of The Real ResQ Podcast, host Jason Quinn dives into a dramatic multi-agency rescue off the coast of Dingle, Ireland, where the fishing vessel Fastnet was in distress and it triggered a complex and fast-moving response. Featuring voices from Dispatch - Denis O’Leary, ground team - Carol Leahy, RNLI Volunteer Rescue Boat Crew - Sean Curtin and Irish Coast Guard Helicopter Crewmen - Paraic Slattery and Jim O’Neill. The team walks through the mission step by step, sharing ...

People in this episode

Host: Jason Quinn

Topics covered

• rescue operations
• Irish Coast Guard
• RNLI
• fishing vessel
• multi-agency response
• Dingle

Keywords

• Irish Coast Guard
• RNLI
• rescue
• Fastnet
• Dingle
• fishing vessel
• multi-agency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Irish Coast Guard, RNLI

Books & works: fishing vessel Fastnet

Places: Dingle, Ireland

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