Waterford City River Rescue

Welcome to the Waterford City River Rescue Website

Welcome to Waterford City River Rescue. We are a non-profit organisation that operates a voluntary Search and Rescue Service on the River Suir from Mount Congreve to Cheekpoint. Our volunteers provide this essential service on a 24-hour basis, 365 days a year.

Covid 19 Impact

During the COVID 19 Pandemic Waterford City River Rescue has remained completely active and responsive to emergency Call Outs. During the COVID 19 crisis, our crew have responded to 7 emergency Call Outs. We have complied with all government and HSE guidelines while still maintaining our essential duties.

COVID 19 has inhibited our ability to raise funds to help keep our unit and services operational. If you would like to donate to Waterford City River Rescue we would be very grateful. We would like to thank the public for their continued support.

Who We Are

We are a member of the Community Rescue Boats of Ireland (CRBI) and affiliated with the Irish Coast Guard, having successfully completed their stringent assessments and examinations of crew and equipment.

Our crews are all volunteers and are trained and equipped to the highest standards and are subject to annual assessments by the CRBI and, or the Irish Coast Guard, which ensures that the highest professional standards are maintained.

Waterford City River Rescue as a voluntary organization must seek funding through sponsorship and donations from the public, in order to provide a professional service to our community. To this end, Waterford City River Rescue requests businesses and members of the public to support our fundraising activities.

A donation box is available on this site, to allow you to make a donation to Waterford City River Rescue. All donations will be gratefully appreciated and will assist Waterford City River Rescue in continuing to provide this service to our community.

Please remember if you see anyone in difficulty on our Lakes, Rivers or Coast, Call 999 or 112 and ask for The Irish Coast Guard

Waterford City River Rescue CRBI

2 weeks ago

📟📟 CALL OUT 📟📟 In the early hours of this morning there was a multi agency response to reports of a person in distress in the area of Mount Congreve. This response involved crews from Waterford City Fire Service, Waterford City River Rescue, An Garda Síochána and the National Ambulance Service. The person was successfully located and rescued from the water by crews from Waterford City Fire Service. We wish the person involved a speedy recovery. Thank you to everyone involved and to the Irish Coast Guard for their coordination of this incident with a very successful outcome. We would like to reiterate the absolute importance of an early call to the Emergency Services for water incidents so the relevant services can be dispatched promptly. Please remember if you see anyone in difficulty on our Lakes, Rivers or Coast, Call 999 or 112 and ask for The Irish Coast Guard who will dispatch the services needed to the scene, Do not assume somebody has already made that call.Please remember you are never alone, if you need help please contact. Pieta House 24 hour helpline at 1800 247 247 .Samaritans at 116 123.For free 24/7 support in a crisis, free-text HELLO to 50808.Men's Aid 01 5543811,Women's Aid 1800 341 900ALONE 0818 222 024 ... See MoreSee Less

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Waterford City River Rescue CRBI

2 weeks ago

Happy New Year from all the crew at Waterford City River Rescue.We hope 2025 brings everyone peace, health and happiness. We want to thank our crews for their unwavering dedication. We have responded to in excess of 30 emergency calls and taskings this year. Many of these calls resulted in the preservation of lives, as a result of successful cooperation between emergency services.Thank you everyone for the support and generosity that we receive. Your support and generous donations allow us to maintain our services. We thank our colleagues from all our emergency services for their dedication. We would like to reiterate the absolute importance of an early call to the Emergency Services for water incidents so the relevant services can be dispatched promptly. Please remember if you see anyone in difficulty on our Lakes, Rivers or Coast, Call 999 or 112 and ask for The Irish Coast Guard who will dispatch the services needed to the scene, Do not assume somebody has already made that call.Please remember you are never alone, if you need help please contact. Pieta House 24 hour helpline at 1800 247 247 .Samaritans at 116 123.For free 24/7 support in a crisis, free-text HELLO to 50808.Men's Aid 01 5543811,Women's Aid 1800 341 900ALONE 0818 222 024 ... See MoreSee Less

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Waterford City River Rescue CRBI

2 weeks ago

Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark Myler’s family and friends at this time. May he rest in peace. ... See MoreSee Less

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Waterford City River Rescue CRBI

3 weeks ago

📟📟 CALL OUT, PERSON SUCCESSFULLY RESCUED 📟📟 Late last night there was a multi agency response to reports of a person in the water in the area of Rice Bridge in Waterford City. This response involved crews from Waterford City Fire Service, Waterford City River Rescue, An Garda Síochána and the National Ambulance Service. Boat crews carried out an extensive search successfully locating the casualty. The person was successfully rescued from the water by crews from Waterford City River Rescue, onboard the Lenny O’. The person was transferred to Waterford University Hospital for treatment. We wish the person involved a speedy recovery. Thank you to everyone involved and to the Irish Coast Guard for their coordination of this incident. We are very grateful that this call had a very successful outcome. We would like to reiterate the absolute importance of an early call to the Emergency Services for water incidents so the relevant services can be dispatched promptly. Please remember if you see anyone in difficulty on our Lakes, Rivers or Coast, Call 999 or 112 and ask for The Irish Coast Guard who will dispatch the services needed to the scene, Do not assume somebody has already made that call.Please remember you are never alone, if you need help please contact. Pieta House 24 hour helpline at 1800 247 247 .Samaritans at 116 123.For free 24/7 support in a crisis, free-text HELLO to 50808.Men's Aid 01 5543811,Women's Aid 1800 341 900ALONE 0818 222 024 ... See MoreSee Less

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Waterford City River Rescue CRBI

3 weeks ago

🎄🎅🏻☃️🎁Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🏻☃️🎁From all the crew at Waterford City River Rescue we would like to wish you all a very safe and Merry Christmas. To all our supporters and sponsors who help us to help others, thank you all for everything you allow us to provide our essential service. We would like to say a special thank you to our family, friends and loved ones for their understanding, love and support, we know that what we do involves many sacrifices from all of you and we love you all. To our incredible crew no words can ever express how wonderfully dedicated, selfless and truly wonderful you all are 💙💙💙💙💙We would like to reiterate the absolute importance of an early call to the Emergency Services for water incidents so the relevant emergency services can be dispatched promptly. Please remember if you see anyone in difficulty on our Lakes, Rivers or Coast, Call 999 or 112 and ask for The Irish Coast Guard who will dispatch the services needed to the scene, Do not assume somebody has already made that call.Please remember you are never alone, if you need help please contact. Pieta House 24 hour helpline at 1800 247 247 .Samaritans at 116 123.For free 24/7 support in a crisis, free-text HELLO to 50808.Men's Aid 01 5543811,Women's Aid 1800 341 900ALONE 0818 222 024 ... See MoreSee Less

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