Six rescued off Cork coast after ghost net wrapped around boat's propeller

Ghost nets are a major environmental hazard to both marine and other wildlife, the RNLI said.

The RNLI lifeboat, The Douglas Aikman Smith, was launched and the crew were able to locate the stricken vessel

Six people have been rescued off the coast of Cork after their fishing boat suffered propeller failure.

A crew from  Ballycotton RNLI got the call at 1.20pm on Wednesday to an 18-metre boat that had suffered difficulties due to debris in the water that had become wrapped around the propeller.