Watch: Port of Cork pilots navigate rough seas

Roches Point lighthouse recorded 50 knots of wind on Saturday as the Cosco bulk carrier passed by

Port of Cork pilots undertaking pilot transfers off Cork Harbour during strong south-easterly gales. 

Extraordinary footage has emerged of Port of Cork pilots undertaking pilot transfers off Cork Harbour during strong south-easterly gales.

The footage, captured by Youghal-based Safehaven Marine on Saturday, shows Cork pilots in their Safehaven-built Interceptor 48 Pilot Boat ”Failte” undertaking pilot transfers off Cork Harbour.