Ballycotton RNLI rescues sailor from yacht in difficulty
On Tuesday, 24 June, Ballycotton RNLI Lifeboat was launched at 1.47pm at the request of Dublin Coast Guard, following a call for assistance from the skipper of a 14-metre yacht which had encountered difficulties due to strong onshore winds approximately one and a half miles from Ram Head.
A 14-metre yacht encountered difficulties yesterday due to strong onshore winds, with Ballycotton RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist.
The lifeboat was launched at 1.47pm yesterday at the request of Dublin Coast Guard, following a call for assistance from the skipper of a 14-metre yacht, approximately one and a half miles from Ram Head.
The station’s all-weather Trent class lifeboat, The Austin Lidbury, was launched immediately.
Force 5 winds, a two-metre swell, and poor visibility made for challenging conditions as the lifeboat proceeded to the yacht’s location, approximately 12 miles from Ballycotton.
The lifeboat arrived on scene at 2.25pm and the crew quickly established a tow line. The lifeboat brought the yacht safely back to Ballycotton Harbour by 4.30pm.
Ballycotton RNLI Coxswain Eolan Walsh said: "It was very fresh out there today, but thanks to the quick actions of the sailor, we were able to prevent the situation from deteriorating near the shore.
Coxswain Walsh was joined on the callout by volunteer crew members Eolan Breathnach, Mike Kenneally, Mike Hallahan, and Adrian Erangey.
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