Howth RNLI rescue fishing boat with mechanical problems

The RNLI pagers sounded at 2.52pm on Monday 18^th January to reports of a small fishing boat with 2 people aboard with mechanical problems. The all weather lifeboat was launched and travelled to the stricken vessel which had managed to drop an anchor 400 metres off the coastline of Rush in North Dublin.

The volunteer lifeboat crew promptly took the vessel in tow and returned the 21 foot boat along with its 2 occupants back to its home port of Malahide marina.

The Howth Lifeboat and volunteer crew returned to Howth station and stood down at 4.35pm.

Speaking following the callout, Colm Newport, Howth RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager said: ‘Our volunteer lifeboat crew were pleased to be able to quickly respond and tow the small fishing boat to the safety of Malahide Marina’

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