Dun Laoghaire RNLI comes to the aid of a man stranded on Dalkey Island

The volunteer lifeboat crew was requested to launch their inshore lifeboat (ILB) at 10.31pm late yesterday evening. (Saturday July 14). The casualty and their friends had ferried over to Dalkey Island in an inflatable dinghy. However, the inflatable craft managed to snag on some rocks and become unusable.

The weather conditions were light winds with good visibility. The lifeboat crew of three safely brought the casualty back to Coliemore Harbour.

Commenting after the call out, Dun Laoghaire RNLI Helm Gary hayes said:

‘We would like to remind everyone to respect the water, ensure that you always wear a lifejacket and bring some means of communication for calling for help.’

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