Skerries RNLI tow motorboat with four men on board to safety
Skerries RNLI tow motorboat with four men on board to safety
Lifeboats News Release
Skerries RNLI responded this afternoon (28 May) to reports of a motor boat experiencing engine difficulties and adrift approximately 4 miles east of Malahide estuary.
Skerries RNLI volunteers launched the lifeboat shortly before 2pm when Dublin Coast Guard tasked them to assist a motor boat experiencing engine difficulties.
The casualty was able to provide the Coast Guard with GPS co-ordinates for their position. As a result the lifeboat, with volunteer Joe May at the Helm and crewed by Steven Johnson and Laura Boylan, were able to proceed directly to the vessel.
The motorboat, with four men on board was taken under tow by the lifeboat and returned safely to Howth.
Conditions at the time were clam with a slight sea fog.
Speaking after the call out, Niall McGrotty, Lifeboat Operations Manager for Skerries RNLI said: ‘Everyone on board was wearing a lifejacket and they were able to give us their exact location. Even the most prepared can encounter difficulties at sea. We would just like remind people that if they are in difficulty or see others who may be in difficulty to dial 999 and ask for the Coast Guard.’
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For more information please telephone Gerry Canning Skerries RNLI volunteer lifeboat press officer on 087 988 4965 email [email protected] or Niamh Stephenson RNLI Public Relations Manager on 087 1254 124 or 01 8900 460 email [email protected] or Nuala McAloon RNLI Press Officer Tel: 087 6483547 email: [email protected] or contact RNLI Public Relations on 01202 336789
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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
