Dunmore East RNLI assists lone sailor with damaged sail and loss of engine power
Dunmore East RNLI's all-weather lifeboat launched just before 1pm on Saturday (4 June) to assist a lone sailor on a 9m yacht with damaged sails and loss of engine power. The vessel was located drifting, three miles south west of Dunmore East.
Just before 1pm, the volunteer lifeboat crew launched their Shannon class lifeboat, William and Agnes Wray, and made its way to the yacht in difficulty. The lifeboat arrived on scene minutes later and conducted an assessment of the vessel and it was decided to transfer an RNLI crewmember to the yacht to assist the sailor.
Shortly after a tow was established, the vessel was towed to the safety of Dunmore East Harbour at 2.15pm. The conditions at the time were a Force 5 north easterly wind and a moderate sea state.
Speaking following the call out, Dunmore East RNLI's Neville Murphy said ‘This was a speedy response by our volunteers on a bank holiday weekend which ensured a positive result and fair play to the sailor for making a early call before the situation worsened.'
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