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.

Waterford City River Rescue

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

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.

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

Today our Emergency Services took part in a planned emergency response operation in cooperation with BAM on the new bridge in Waterford City. This is an essential exercise to allow services to prepare and train for an emergency. Todays simulation was to respond cardiac arrest below the deck on the working barge. Well done to everyone involved. 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.Irish Coast GuardWaterford City Fire ServiceWaterford Ambulance StationAn Garda Síochána ... See MoreSee Less
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📟📟 CALL OUT 📟📟Waterford City River Rescue has received 2 tastings today from the Irish Coast Guard. These Incidents occurred in the early hours of this morning and earlier this evening. These incidents were involving reports of persons in the water in the area of Fiddown, County Kilkenny. Both incidents were brought to a successful conclusion by An Garda Siochana and our crews were stood down.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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Today we remember Caitriona Lucas who seven years ago today lost her life while on Coast Guard duty. Our thoughts are with her family, Coast Guard colleagues and friends.Never forgottenGo Maridis Beo ... See MoreSee Less
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Today marks the anniversary September 11th 2001, the day the world stood still, a day we will never forget. We would like to remember all those who tragically lost their lives on that dark day. Remembering all 2,996 souls who died on that day. We remember the heroic emergency service members who risked everything and gave their lives to save others, fallen Heroes, all those who lost their lives and all that are still affected by the tragic events on this day, our thoughts and prayers are with you, we will never forget. #neverforget ... See MoreSee Less
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