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2005

April Raft Race 2005
The 24th Charity Raft Race for Portrush Lifeboat station took place on Saturday 28th May 2005. Despite bad weather over fifty rafts took to the water raising over £20k for the station according to the Lifeboat Operations Manager James Heaney.more...

April Raft Race Programme 2005
The 24th Charity Raft Race will take place on 28th and 29th May 2005 in Portrush. This year's event will be bigger and better with a few new features and lots of the regular ones...more...

April The Waiter's Race - Back By Popular Demand.
Due to time constraints last year it was not possible to run the Waiter's Race during last year's Raft Race Weekend, but demand has been so great that the Committee have decided to bring it back for 2005...more...

2nd May Portrush finish Belfast Marathon!
On the 2nd May three brave teams from Portrush Lifeboat set sail for Belfast to take part in the Belfast Marathon to raise funds for the station...more...

14th April Portrush to enter Belfast Marathon!
Crew and supporters from Portrush Lifeboat Station are entering three teams in this year's Belfast Marathon on 2nd May 2005. They will be running to raise funds for the Portrush Lifeboat Station! The teams are captained by Mechanic Anthony Chambers, Crewmember Kelly Allen and Admin/Press Officer Judy Barr.. more...

February Rapid Response Unit aids relief effort in Guyana
Kelly Allen of Portrush Lifeboat Crew has been a member of the RNLI Rapid Response Unit since it was formed five years ago. In February this year the Department for International Development (DFID) asked the Unit to respond to the relief effort in Guyana, South America...more...

2004

9th December Aviator Exercise
On a cold, dark December evening with winds gusting up to galeforce nine, the Portrush Lifeboats launched to participate in an intensive training exercise with Army Air Corps and RAF personnel. The exercise was designed to simulate sea survival and search conditions after an aircraft crash at sea. more...

12th June Freedom of the Borough
Coleraine Borough Council award Portrush RNLI the Freedom of the Borough at a ceremony held in Coleraine Town Hall.

29th May Raft Race
Over 70 rafts turned out for this year's Raft Race, raising thousands for the RNLI. more...

14th May Raft Race 2004 Programme
The programme of events for Raft Race Day as published on 14th May 2004. more...

12th May New Photo Gallery
Third Light Photography have provided a new online gallery where you can buy your favourite lifeboat pictures in a choice of sizes.

5th April Service at Girvan
Raised out of the water in Girvan, West Scotland, 'Katie Hannan' is checked and cleaned.

3rd April Helicopter Exercise
Portrush's Severn 'Katie Hannan', Red Bay's Atlantic 75 and a Navy Helicopter practice manoeuvres in Ballycastle bay.

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