Baltimore RNLI fight blaze on boat off Sherkin Island 

No one was injured in the fire 

Baltimore RNLI responded to reports of a boat on fire off Sherkin Island in West Cork on Saturday. Picture: Sean McCarthy

Baltimore RNLI responded to reports of a boat on fire off Sherkin Island in West Cork on Saturday.

Under coxswain Aidan Bushe, the volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 3.34pm, following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to attend a boat fire in Horseshoe Harbour.