Two men rescued after boat suffers engine failure on Waterford coast

Rescue helicopter 117, which attended the scene in Waterford

Two men were rescued in a multi-agency operation on Saturday evening after their boat suffered engine failure and drifted onto rocks on the west Waterford coast.

The men, understood to be foreign nationals and aged in their 30's, dialled the emergency services after their small craft got into difficulties at Goat Island, a remote inlet some 3 km from Ardmore.