Praise for RNLI crew who rescue three fishermen after 12-hour operation

An RNLI team from County Mayo is being praised after spending nearly 12 hours at sea to bring three fishermen to safety.

The volunteers from Ballyglass RNLI were requested to launch their all-weather lifeboat at 4am yesterday morning following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to go to the aid of three fishermen onboard a 10m vessel that had got into difficulty after fouling its propeller, 38 miles off the coast.