Portrush RNLI Volunteers receive commendations from the RNLI

On Saturday, 30th November, five volunteer crew members were presented with Medical Director Commendations from the RNLI.

Colm Watters, Johnny Weston, Roo McCrudden, Dan Thorne and Ben Wilson were presented with their commendations during an exercise this morning by Lifeboat Operations Manager Beni McAllister.

The commendations were presented to the five volunteers in respect of a shout carried out in December 2023 and were to acknowledge ‘exceptional delivery of casualty care during a service’.

Colm Watters commendation acknowledged his

‘co-ordination at the scene and his guidance to other crew members ‘

The commendations for all five goes on to state: -

‘Your determination and commitment to delivering excellent casualty care and saving lives at sea is recognised, and truly represents the values of the RNLI.

Beni McAllister LOM at Portrush said:

We are very proud of the 5 crew members and the exceptional way they worked as a team on this service. Colm led from the start and guided the crew throughout the shout. This was a great example of the how casualty care training the crew have to undergo was put into practice. We are very pleased that their exceptional service has been recognised by the RNLI.’