#rnli – Courtmacsherry RNLI in West Cork has rescued two people from a stricken yacht which had been at sea for 14 days. Volunteer lifeboat crew was requested to launch their all-weather lifeboat at 4.40pm yesterday evening (Tuesday, 9 October) to go to the aid of the 43ft yacht that had got into difficulties five miles south of the Seven Heads in West Cork.
The lifeboat under acting Coxswain Micheal Hurley, mechanic Tadgh McCarthy and a crew of five arrived on scene and located the causality at 5.10pm.
The vessel was on passage from the Azores to Kinsale when it got into difficulties. It had been making its journey to its original destination of Falmouth in terrible weather including the Hurricane Nadin.
In the few days previous, the crew had to change direction and destination towards Kinsale due to the strong winds.
The lifeboat took the causality in tow and brought the yacht back to Courtmacsherry.
The stricken vessel's crew were delighted to be on safe land in Courtmacsherry where they were subsequently made comfortable at the lifeboat station.