Three rescued off Clare coast after boat suffers engine failure

Three people were rescued from a sinking boat off Co Clare late last night by an RNLI lifeboat crew.
Three rescued off Clare coast after boat suffers engine failure
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Mon, 29 Jun, 2020 - 10:25
Pat Flynn

Three people were rescued from a sinking boat off Co Clare late last night by an RNLI lifeboat crew.

The alarm was raised at around 11.20pm when the occupants of a 7-metre rib (rigid inflatable boat) contacted the Irish Coast Guard to report they were in difficulty off Carrigaholt in the west of the county.

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