Alan Cott looks to prevent another water tragedy following death of brother

A man whose brother drowned in a trawler tragedy is helping to spearhead a national RNLI drowning prevention campaign in the hope of sparing others the same heartache of loss.

Alan Cott’s brother, Glynn, was one of two men who drowned when their trawler went down off the south-east coast 12 years ago.

Alan, who joined the RNLI in Ballycotton, East Cork, four years ago, has signed up as one of 39 RNLI ambassadors who will visit GAA clubs all over the country to talk to young players about the charity’s Respect the Water campaign.