Two sailors are rescued off Cork coast as yacht drifted in poor weather
RNLI respond to an incident. Stock image
TWO sailors were rescued off the Cork coast when their eleven metre yacht lost its steering and began drifting out to sea in poor weather conditions.
Kinsale RNLI launched its inshore rescue craft after the crew raised the alarm shortly before 5pm on Saturday (June 29).
The rescue – which was coordinated by the Coast Guard – was complicated by choppy seas with a driving wind and reduced visibility due to sea fog.
Kinsale’s inshore rescue craft was helmed by Ian Fitzgerald and crewed by Jonny Green, John Walley and Karl Dempsey.
The yacht had drifted almost 12km towards the Seven Heads after it lost its steering.
Arriving on the scene, the lifeboat crew observed that both sailors were safe and well and were wearing their lifejackets.
However, due to the loss of steering and the yacht being unable to make any safe progress, a decision was made to tow the vessel to Kinsale Yacht Club Marina where they arrived safely at 7pm.
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