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Coastguard Teams in Mud & Water Rescue Training in Strangford Lough
1st March 2021
Portaferry and Bangor Coastguard Rescue Teams during Strangford Lough Mud and Water rescue training
Credit: Portaferry Coastguard Rescue Team
Portaferry Coastguard Rescue team was joined by the Bangor team for joint mud and water rescue training in Strangford Lough on Sunday, 28th February.
The Dorn at Ardkeen was the location for the mud training. The word Dorn, from the Gaelic word for narrow channel, refers to the channel which connects several sheltered bays to the Lough near Ardkeen on the eastern side of the Lough.
Cook Street Quay in Portaferry town was used for the water rescue training.
Belfast Coastguard Alerted to Car on Portaferry Shore
14th January 2021
The car on the shoreline at Portaferry Road
Credit: Portaferry Coastguard Rescue
The Portaferry Coastguard Rescue team was alerted by Belfast Coastguard yesterday to attend the scene of a serious incident when a car had left the Portaferry Road near Newtownards and ended up on the shore.
The road which runs from Newtownards at the head of Strangford Lough to Portaferry at the southern end skirts the Lough and was closed for a time.
The three occupants were rescued by members of the public before the emergency services arrived and were taken to hospital to be checked out after this serious incident.