Arranmore RNLI crew celebrated the official opening of their new station on Saturday, amid sunshine and with friends from near and far.
After the ceremony was over the crew went home for a well-earned rest, or so they thought.
Having just finished dinner, relief coxswain, Trevor Devereux from Kilmore Quay in Wexford had to launch the lifeboat just after 8pm in response to a request from Malin Head Coast Guard to perform a medical evacuation from the island to Burtonport.
Trevor said: “‘It just seemed the perfect way to end a day of celebration.
“This is what we do.
“We are an emergency service on call 24/7 and ready to respond to a call for the lifeboat at a moment’s notice.
“We wish the patient a speedy recovery,” he said.
Trevor said it has been a privilege to serve as relief coxswain on Arranmore and be part of the opening ceremony of the new station.
“The crew here are really welcoming as are the whole community, sometimes, as a relief coxswain it can be quite hard to leave home for several weeks but I have really enjoyed my time on Arranmore and I shall probably be back again while the new coxswain Kieran is undergoing training,” he concluded.
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