On Assignment: Lough Neagh Rescue

This week the Lurgan Mail ran a feature on the 'Lough Neagh Rescue' charity. A great bunch of guys who serve a very important role.



Lough Neagh Rescue provides a rescue service 24 hours a day, it is a voluntary service, but its members are dedicated and possess significant expertise. Rescues are coordinated by the Marine Coastguard Agency, formerly HM Coastguard, from their base at Bregenz House in Bangor.



Lough Neagh is the largest lake in the British Isles being approx 20 miles long and 9 miles wide. It is generally shallow with an average depth in the general body of the lough of 30'(9m) but very shallow round the margins of the lough. The lough is very exposed and in windy conditions it can become extremely rough very quickly. It is used extensively by a wide variety of recreational and commercial craft.

Source Lough Neagh Rescue



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