Youghal RNLI assist one person on a fishing boat aground at Ferry Point
The volunteer crew of Youghal RNLI were paged today (Monday 10 February) at 4.57 pm to reports of a fishing vessel with one person on board aground on the rocks at the northern end of Ferry Point.
Launching in force 8 North Westerly winds and choppy conditions, the inshore lifeboat arrived on the scene a few minutes later to find the fisherman had managed to get safely onto land.
The crew established a tow line and brought the fishing boat off the rocks and alongside the lifeboat. One crew member then boarded the vessel and began to pump out water as it was towed safely back to Harvey’s dock and handed over to the awaiting Coast Guard unit.
The Lifeboat returned to the station at 5.41pm. The Lifeboat crew were, Patsy O’Mahoney (Helm), James Hanna, Liam Keogh and Jack Nolan.
Patsy O’Mahoney, Youghal RNLI Helm said: ‘Situations can change very quickly at sea, especially in stormy conditions. Our training really stood to us today dealing with the swell and high winds’
ENDS.
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Photo Credit: Mark Nolan
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