Salvage experts have recovered the keel of a multi-million euro racing yacht from the seabed almost three years after it failed, triggering one of the most dramatic sea rescues of recent years.

A SALVAGE crew righted the stricken super yacht Rambler 100 last night after a painstaking, day-long operation off the south coast.

SOME of the world’s top professional sailors have hailed as heroes the volunteer Irish lifeboat crew and emergency services that helped save their lives on Monday night.

DRAMATICS on an operatic scale are commonplace in the life of George David, multi-millionaire skipper of Rambler 100.

The owner of a €17m yacht which capsized mid-race off the Cork coast has decided to attempt to tow it to shore.