Coast Guard’s rescue boats to be fully operational in new year after life jackets malfunctioned

As a result volunteers at 23 of the service’s 44 stations equipped with rigid inflatable boats and smaller D-Class boats couldn’t launch any rescue operations.

Coast Guard’s rescue boats to be fully operational in new year after life jackets malfunctioned

All of the Irish Coast Guard’s in-shore rescue boat units will return to full operations by January, the Department of Transport has told the Irish Examiner.

They were suspended last month after life jackets malfunctioned.

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