Redbay Lifeboat

02/09/2026

Red Bay Lifeboat 14-32 getting a well earned bottom scrub and some planned maintenance at Carrickfergus Harbour today... Our crew departed Red Bay early this morning to passage the Lifeboat to Carrickfergus, where RNLI engineers were waiting to ensure our boat is kept in the best condition. Red Bay crew have been kept busy the past few months, answering another call last week and assisting other emergency services in the Ballycastle area. The RNLI routinely carryout planned maintenance to all their lifeboats around our coastline.

27/08/2026

Thank you so much for your continued support👏👏👏

17/08/2026

Reminder... Tonight, table Quiz in aid of Red Bay RNLI.

16/08/2026

Red Bay Lifeboat crew launched on service Saturday, 16th August, to assist a small fishing boat with two persons on board at 09.48. The two people who were fishing near Garron Point suffered engine failure and contacted the Coastguard. Due to the strong tides in the area, the lifeboat crew towed the vessel to safety to Cushendall. Everyone was safe and well.

07/08/2026

Red Bay inshore lifeboat launched on service Thursday 6th August @10.15am to assist a 10m sailing yacht. The lone sailor was off Glenarm, Co Antrim. The operation was coordinated by Belfast Coastguard. Red Bay RNLI crew safely assisted the vessel into Glenarm Marina.

05/08/2026

Looking forward to this Quiz night in Cushendun on Monday 17th August. Come along for a good night's fun!!!

03/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Open Day on Saturday. We really appreciate all your support. Great days fun!
Our fundraising volunteers will let you know the total raised for the RNLI in the next few days.

30/07/2026

𝖫𝗂𝖿𝖾𝖻𝗈𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝖺𝗎𝗇𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗈 𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗅 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋
Both 𝖱𝖾𝖽 𝖡𝖺𝗒 𝖫𝗂𝖿𝖾𝖻𝗈𝖺𝗍𝗌 𝗅𝖺𝗎𝗇𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒, 𝟥𝟢𝗍𝗁 𝖩𝗎𝗅𝗒 @𝟣𝟤.𝟢𝟣 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖺 𝟣𝟢𝗆 𝗒𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝟪 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝖢𝗎𝗌𝗁𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗅𝗅. 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗅, 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝖻𝗈𝖺𝗋𝖽, 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖲𝖼𝗈𝗍𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾. 𝖡𝖾𝗅𝖿𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝖢𝗈𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗀𝗎𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖼𝗎𝖾 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾𝖻𝗈𝖺𝗍 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝗐 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗅, 𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖽, 𝖾𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗌𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗍𝗒 𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝖦𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖺𝗋𝗆 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖺, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗍 𝟣𝟨.𝟢𝟢. 𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅!

24/07/2026

23/07/2026

𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗡𝗟𝗜 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸
We were very pleased to welcome Peter Sparkes, RNLI Chief Executive, to Red Bay Station last Saturday.
The visit provided the perfect opportunity to mark something truly remarkable—the presentation of a long-serving certificate to Donal McAlister for his 54 years of dedicated service to the RNLI.
Donal has been involved since the very beginning, when the station was commissioned in 1972. He's worked as a volunteer crew member, launching authority and shore crew, and has been an essential part of Red Bay ever since. Many of our crew gathered to see this well-deserved recognition formally bestowed by the lifesaving institution.
Kevin Allen, Red Bay RNLI Operations Manager, said: "Donal's wisdom, commitment and dedication have been invaluable to us. What he's given to this station and our community is a real credit to him and his family."
This is what volunteering at the RNLI is all about. Donal, thank you for five decades of giving your time to help and rescue people around our coastline. You're a true inspiration to us all.
Huge congratulations, Donal. Well deserved.