VIDEO: Irish survival experts train celebrities for treacherous charity sail challenge

Irish experts in maritime survival techniques have trained six celebrities to cope with whatever the sea might throw at them during a treacherous charity voyage for BBC Sport Relief.

The National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) confirmed last night that the celebrity team, including The One Show presenter, Alex Jones and MotoGP and Formula One presenter, Suzi Perry, spent several days on campus, and in its hi-tech survival training pool in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, learning vital skills ahead of their Hell on High Seas challenge which starts on Monday.

NMCI director Conor Mowlds said the open-water survival and fire-fighting techniques they learned could save their lives in the event of an emergency.