West Cork man leads mission to salvage racing yacht

THE complex operation to salvage one of the world’s fastest racing yachts is being overseen by Sean Harrington, a 26-year-old marine expert from Bere Island in West Cork.

Mr Harrington, who runs Atlantic Towage and Marine Ltd, has spent the last 36 hours on board his powerful 33-metre Ocean Bank tug off the south-west coast monitoring the capsized €18 million Rambler 100 yacht, which he towed and then anchored about a quarter of a mile off Barleycove beach on Monday evening.

His tug — one of the most specialised vessels of its kind in Ireland — is tethered to the yacht and he and his crew watched yesterday as divers entered the water to inspect the stricken vessel.