Picture 1 of stricken Yacht as it is located off the Old Head of Kinsale
The Courtmacsherry All Weather Trent Class RNLI Lifeboat was called out at 7am this Sunday morning to go to the aid of a 50 ft Yacht with three people on board which had got into difficulties 4 miles east of the Old Head of Kinsale in West Cork. The Courtmacsherry Lifeboat under Coxswain Mark Gannon and crew of 6 were underway within minutes and in the cover of darkness, the Lifeboat proceeded at top speed to the area of the causality. The seas were blowing force 4 to 5 in freezing conditions this morning and the stricken vessel, which was on passage from Salcolme in the UK to Kinsale, had encountered heavy weather over the past 24 hours. They lost complete power off the Old Head of Kinsale and requested immediate assistance. The Lifeboat reached the Yacht at 7.29 am and the Lifeboat Crew assessed the situation and quickly proceeded to attach a tow line to secure the vessel. Two Lifeboat crew members Kevin Youn
Courtmacsherry lifeboat crew rescues three people on yacht off Cork coast
Courtmacsherry RNLI Lifeboat service say they received a call at 7am to help a 50-foot vessel stranded four miles off the Old Head of Kinsale
The Courtmacsherry lifeboat crew involved in this morning’s callout were: coxswain Mark Gannon, mechanic Tadgh McCarthy and crew members, Ken Cashman, Kevin Young, Paul McCarthy, Peter Noonan and Denis Murphy. Picture: RNLI
Sun, 03 Jan, 2021 - 11:21
Steven Heaney
Three people have been rescued off the coast of west Cork this morning.
It is understood that they got into difficulty after their yacht lost power following severe weather conditions.
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