€1m boat aces trials outside Cork Harbour despite Storm Doris' best attempts

A sleek €1m wave-piercing boat has sailed through its first rough weather sea trials ahead of an ambitious record attempt this summer.

€1m boat aces trials outside Cork Harbour despite Storm Doris' best attempts

The crew of Safehaven Marine’s hi-tech Thunder Child braved extreme weather conditions, including 6m waves and 50 knot gale force eight winds, at the mouth of Cork Harbour on Thursday as Storm Doris bore down on the southern coast.

Crew member Mary Power was on a chase boat monitoring the trials as test pilot Ciaran Monks put Thunder Child through her paces.

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