Courtmacsherry RNLI respond to swimmer in difficulty off West Cork coast
The all-weather lifeboat Val Adnams was called out by Valentia Coast Guard Marine Rescue Coordination Centre at 5.22am on Saturday morning.
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The all-weather lifeboat Val Adnams was called out by Valentia Coast Guard Marine Rescue Coordination Centre at 5.22am on Saturday morning.
BANDON-based photographer Denis Boyle has expressed his immense gratitude to Courtmacsherry’s lifeboat crew who, in a 14-hour rescue mission, brought him, his crew mate, JP, and his yacht, The Menace, back to safety.And – in a rare nod to the heroic efforts of the voluntary l
Just after 8.15 pm, the Lifeboat located the yacht with two crew on board
It has been a very busy period at the West Cork RNLI unit with three callouts between Saturday 9 and Wednesday 13 July
The yacht, on passage from Spain to Cobh with four people on board, had developed issues in northeasterly Force 5 conditions