Family rescued from stricken yacht off Youghal

The family were experienced sailors and have been travelling the world on their boat for the past 10 years.

The Youghal RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew launched at 6.42am and managed to reach the yacht in 10 minutes. Picture: Youghal RNLI

Youghal RNLI rescued a family of three after their stricken yacht began drifting towards rocks near Black Head in Youghal.

The rescue marked the fifth callout for the volunteer crew in less than a week.