#Lifeboats - Arklow’s volunteer RNLI crew rescued four people in two separate callouts over the weekend.
The first launch was on Saturday afternoon (6 October) to a yacht which had gotten into difficulty and was without power about one mile east of Arklow harbour.
Three crew and their vessel were towed safely back to Arklow.
The second callout came in the early hours of Sunday morning (7 October) when the Arklow lifeboat launched at 2.30am to a report of a person in the water in the harbour.
Thanks to witnesses on scene as well as local gardaí and coastguard officers, the casualty was located and thrown a life ring to keep them afloat till the lifeboat arrived minutes later.
Once out of the water, the casualty was taken to hospital by ambulance.
“We would like to extend our thanks to the members of the public who alerted the coastguard and the local gardaí to this incident,” said Mark Corcoran, community safety officer at Arklow RNLI.
“Without this early call for help and assistance during the rescue, this callout could have ended very differently.”
Arklow RNLI reminds the public to people to respect the water – always wear a lifejacket and to carry a means of calling for help when going out on or near the water.