Family rescued off North Dublin coast after boat ends up on the rocks
Kenneth Fox
A family have been rescued off the North Dublin coast.
Their powerboat suffered engine failure and ended up on the rocks at Lambay Island on Friday.
Howth RNLI's All-Weather Lifeboat went to the scene, along with Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 and Skerries RNLI.
The family had abandoned the boat and were unable to safely make it ashore to the island.
Rescue 116 lowered a winchman and the safest approach was to winch the family one-by one on board the helicopter.
The family were taken to Rescue 116’s base at Dublin Airport.
Our volunteer crew were involved in a multi-agency rescue of a family whose boat ended up on rocks at Lambay island today.@IrishCoastGuard helicopter Rescue 116 winched all six people to safety.
Read more here: https://t.co/ZkzdJwBtCh pic.twitter.com/Wj2OUs3OFE— Howth RNLI (@HowthRNLI) May 3, 2024
