Lifeboat saves fishermen in first call-out

A NEW lifeboat funded by a €3 million legacy had its first call-out yesterday morning when it came to the rescue of two fishermen in trouble off the south-east.

The volunteer lifeboat crew at Kilmore Quay in Co Wexford drafted the new Tamar lifeboat, the Killarney, into action at 9.11am to help the two men in difficulty about 8km out to sea.

Their fishing vessel had lost power and the crew had managed to tie up to a lobster pot to prevent them drifting further.