Man charged with damaging two boats used by Cork search and rescue group

The amount of criminal damage was specified as €964

(Left to right) Cork City Missing Persons Search & Recovery volunteers Filipe Pombinho, Dave Varian, Chris O'Donovan and Dinny Kiely. It is alleged that almost €1,000 worth of criminal damage was done to two Rib boats belonging to the group. File picture: Jim Coughlan

A man appeared in Cork District Court on Monday charged with causing almost €1,000 worth of criminal damage to two Rib boats belonging to Cork Missing Persons Search and Recovery.

Judge Treasa Kelly accepted jurisdiction to deal with the case when Sergeant Gearóid Davis outlined the background to the allegations.