Sinking fishing boat with three on board rescued off West Cork coast

The Courtmacsherry RNLI All Weather Lifeboat was called out at 5.46pm this evening to go to the immediate aid of a 60 foot fishing boat that was sinking 20 miles off the Seven Heads coastline in West Cork.

The Courtmacsherry Lifeboat under Coxswain Sean O'Farrell and a crew of five launched immediately in response to the serious mayday alert and in poor conditions and bad visability reached the casualty at 6.40pm.