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Lough Derg RNLI assists 2 people on a 16ft motorboat with engine failure

Lifeboats News Release

At 12.58pm on Sunday afternoon 21 May, as volunteers were leaving the station following their morning exercise, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch to assist 2 people on a 16ft motorboat with engine failure and at anchor at Young Island in Scarriff Bay.

At 1.09pm Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat Jean Spier launched with helm Eleanor Hooker and crew Doireann Kennedy, Chris Parker and Ciara Lynch on board. The wind was northerly Force 2, visibility was good.

At 1.24pm the lifeboat located the casualty vessel at anchor on the eastern shore of Young Island in Scarriff Bay. An RNLI volunteer transferred across to the casualty vessel where the people on board were found to be safe and unharmed and wearing their lifejackets.

Given the location and the weather forecast, the helm made the decision to take the vessel under tow to safe harbour.

Aoife Kennedy, Deputy Launching Authority at Lough Derg RNLI advises boat users ‘to carry a means of communication and if you do find yourself in difficulty dial 112 or 999 and ask for marine rescue’.

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For more information please telephone Eleanor Hooker, Lough Derg RNLI volunteer helm and Lifeboat Press Officer on 0877535207 or [email protected] or Nuala McAloon, Regional Media Officer on 0876483547 [email protected] or Niamh Stephenson, Regional Media Manager on 0871254124 or [email protected]

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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around Ireland and the UK. The RNLI operates 46 lifeboat stations in Ireland. The RNLI is independent of government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, the charity has saved over 142,700 lives.

View from over the bow of the casualty vessel - the two line can be seen to the stern of the lifeboat.

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Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat 'Jean Spier' 21 May 2023

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