Troon RNLI lifeboat launches to assist fishing vessel
At 8.50pm on Tuesday 2 April 2019, Troon all-weather lifeboat was requested to launch by Belfast Coastguard to assist a fishing vessel with a fouled propeller.
The crew onboard the fishing vessel had notified the Coastguard that they required assistance in a position approximately 9 miles north west of Troon.
The volunteer lifeboat crew attended at the lifeboat station and the Trent class all-weather lifeboat RNLB Jim Moffat was soon underway to assist.
Arriving on scene, the lifeboat crew established a tow and the casualty vessel with 2 crew members on board was taken in tow back to Troon.
Shortly after midnight, the fishing vessel was secured alongside within Troon harbour with the assistance of Ayr Coastguard Rescue Team and the lifeboat returned to station where it was made ‘ready for service’ with the assistance of the shore crew.
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