Red Bay RNLI rescue three people off Glenarm
Red Bay lifeboat was launched on service today (Sunday 5th February) at 1.12pm.
The lifeboat launched to locate and rescue three people on board a 13ft boat off Glenarm bay. The lifeboat crew located the vessel which had suffered engine failure three miles east of Glenarm Marina. Two people on board the boat were transferred to the lifeboat before the vessel was taken in tow to Glenarm.
The three men were on a fishing trip and contacted Belfast Coastguard by mobile phone to raise the alarm.
Sea conditions to day were calm with freezing temperatures.
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