Courtmacsherry lifeboat rescues fishing boat

The Courtmacsherry lifeboat rescued a boat that was struggling off the Cork coast this evening.

The Courtmacsherry RNLI All Weather Lifeboat was called out at 5.40pm this evening to go to the aid of a 60 ft Fishing Boat that got into difficulties two miles off the Seven Heads Coastline in West Cork.

The Lifeboat with a crew of seven were away immediately and located the Casualty at 6.10 pm as it drifted towards the coastline.

The fishing boat with a crew of five was then taken in tow and after a two hour tow, has now arrived back to Courtmacsherry Pier.

Conditions at sea this evening were windy with a swell of one and a half meters. Sean O Farrell was Coxswain with voluntary crew of Pat Lawton, Tadgh McCarthy, Dave Philips, Dean Hennessey and father and son team of Micheal & Ciaran Hurley.