The Youghal RNLI Lifeboat Crew escorted two people to safety yesterday.
The 5.5 metre RIB in which they were travelling had broken down due to engine failure five miles south east of Youghal harbour.
The lifeboat was launched at 3.32pm and reached the vessel within ten minutes.
When the lifeboat crew arrived on scene the people on board the RIB had succeeded in restarting the engine, and did not need further assistance, but requested an escort back into Ferry Point in Youghal in case the vessel got into difficulty again.
It was the fourth call out for Youghal RNLI over the bank holiday weekend - they have offered their condolences to the family and friends of the young man who died drowned after a swimming incident in Whiting Bay.
Youghal RNLI Deputy Launching Authority Mark Nolan said ‘The two people aboard the boat had many means of communication to call for assistance and they were able to successfully contact the Coast Guard and request help. As they were far from land when the vessel broke down, this was an important for their safety, while at sea.’
‘This call out was the fourth one for our volunteer crew over the bank holiday weekend and I would like to thank them, along with our shore crew, for dropping everything to answer these calls. As volunteers, they train for each type of emergency at sea and often don’t know what they are launching to until they arrive on scene. Sadly, during the weekend, the lifeboat crew launched, as part of a multi-agency response, to an incident in Whiting Bay where a young man drowned in a swimming accident. We send our condolences to his family and friends at this sad time.’
