A busy weekend for our volunteers! In addition to safety cover at Daytripper and our suicide prevention patrol, we also successfully completed our SAR drone flight test. The next step is to submit our application to the Irish Aviation Authority and we'll be fully operational and ready to serve the public. Thank you to Oisin McGrath and FlyRyte Drone Academy for providing expert tuition and guidance throughout. You can contact Colm on 087-3116341 for more information on the training options available.

At 2:30 a.m. this morning, WMSAR volunteers intervened when a person attempted to climb the railings at Millennium Plaza. The person was in a distressed state and intended to take their life by drowning. Volunteers stayed with the person and WMSAR rescue boat stayed in the area until the person was taken to safety by Gardai. All volunteers stood down and suicide prevention patrol completed at 3:15 am. Thank you to the attending Waterford An Garda Síochána officers for their prompt, compassionate and understanding handling of the situation.

The crowds are out in full force for Daytripper and UB40 tonight . Volunteers are providing water safety cover for the event as well as a suicide prevention patrol on the City's quaysides. Please look after yourselves and each other.

Donal O Connor Memorial Cycle is a family friendly cycle that takes place the second Saturday in September to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. This is the sixth year of the cycle, which culminates in a balloon release in memory of all souls lost to suicide. This year we are changing the route and moving to Waterford Greenway, which is a safe, scenic, level route that is perfect for all ages and abilities. There are FOUR start points and FOUR routes all ending at Kilmacthomas: Waterford WIT West Campus 23K Waterford Kilmeadan 13K Dungarvan Durrow 13K Dungarvan town 23K All funds raised go to Waterford Marine Search & Rescue which was set up in January 2010 by Declan and Darryl Barry to provide Waterford city and county with a 24 hour; 365 days-a-year search, rescue and recovery service. Since January 2010 the service has saved over 100 people from taking their lives in the River Suir. The entire service is voluntary and nobody takes a wage. 100% Volunteery and is also a member of the CRBI Group. https://www.facebook.com/events/1381815985205077/

Please sign and share this petition to support the Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017. This legislation will make it an offense to steal or damage life-saving equipment such as ringbuoys and defibrillators. The Bill imposes strict new penalties, including a fine of up to €50,000 and a jail term of up to 5 years. Thank you. https://www.change.org/p/oireachtas-support-the-life-saving-equipment-bill-2017?recruiter=766822117&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition

We're delighted to announce that for a second year in a row Waterford Marine Search and Rescue, a 100% voluntarily run organisation will be one of the beneficiaries of the Cill Barra 5K Fun Run & Walk. This year we're also introducing a corporate challenge to our very popular community fun run & walk. Our corporate challenge is aimed at both beginners and seasoned runner’s. This will be the first 5K run challenge in Waterford for the business community. Our aim is to encourage people in the workplace to keep fit, or start to get fit and what better way to start then focusing on a fitness programme which targets a 5K run. Register as an individual either to do the walk or run, or enter with 4 of your work colleagues (teams can be all male, all female or mixed). We have adult sized t-shirts for the first 100 registered.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Congratulations to Aileen O Mahony who's the lucky winner of our Facebook competition for 2 tickets for the night of your choice to Daytripper 2017. Drop us a PM Aileen and we'll make the arrangements. Thank you to everybody who entered.

A great group of participants on our August Rescue Emergency Care Level 3 training in our new Headquarters. Including Irish Search Dogs and a passing visit from TallShip Stavros S Niarchos.