Investigators warn against effects of drinking at sea

MARINE investigators have warned about drinking at sea after an inquiry into the deaths of a well-known footballer and a businessman off Inishbofin.

Ger Feeney, 56, a former GAA All-Star for Mayo, and Donal McEllin, 63, from Castlebar, drowned trying to return to their motor cruiser off the small island in the early hours of October 10 last year.

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) found they had spent a number of hours socialising in Day’s Pub on the island just before the incident and their deaths were likely down to tiredness and the effects of alcohol.