He had been awarded an RNLI silver medal for his part in the rescue of the survivors of the Mexico and the Fethard lifeboat in February 1914.

On 20 October 1929 he earned a silver clasp to go with the medal for leading another rescue, saving five people from the wreck of the schooner Mountblairy.

Richard McCormack was awarded a bronze medal for leading the rescue of the two crew members from this fishing boat.

He was also presented with a 'Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman' for his part in towing the Breaksea, a tanker, into harbour after it was prevented from running ashore by the Kilmore Quay lifeboat in a Force 8 storm on 26 March 2006.

The Severn-class lifeboat at Rosslare Harbour has a range of 250 nmi (460 km) and top speed of 25 kn (46 km/h).

[8] Adjacent stations with all-weather lifeboats are Kilmore Quay to the south, Arklow to the north, and St Davids to the east.