Four adults and three children rescued after boat ran aground on Lough Derg

An RNLI lifeboat rushed to assist four adults and three children after their boat lost steering and ran aground this afternoon on Lough Derg.

Thu, 18 Apr, 2019 - 23:39

Pat Flynn

An RNLI lifeboat rushed to assist four adults and three children after their boat lost steering and ran aground this afternoon on Lough Derg.

The alarm was raised at around 3.30pm when the Irish Coast Guard received a report of 60-foot cruiser having drifted onto rocks after suffering a steering failure.

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