Lough Derg RNLI rescue lone skipper off Clare coast
At 7:46pm, Sunday April 17, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch to assist a lone skipper on 30ft cruiser aground, inside Red Island on the south-western County Clare shore.
Boat users have been reminded to inform people of their plans when alone on the water after Lough Derg RNLI were tasked to assist a lone skipper on a 30ft cruiser on Sunday night.
Just after 8pm, the Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat launched with helm Eleanor Hooker, Owen Cavanagh, Joe O’Donoghue and Ciara Moylan on board following a request from Valentia Coast Guard to assist a cruiser that was aground inside Red Island on the south-western Co Clare shore.
