#lifeboat – At 17.40hrs this evening Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg Lifeboat to launch to assist three people on board their 18ft speedboat, after they lost steerage and were pushed on to rocks by the entrance to the Scarriff River in Scarriff Bay, at the south western end of Lough Derg.
The lifeboat launched at 17.50hrs with Helm Ger Egan, David Moore and Tom Dunne on board. Winds were south westerly, Force 6, gusting 7. The lifeboat was alongside at 18.13hrs. The three people on board were calm, safe and unharmed. An RNLI crew member was transferred to their boat to assess for damage. When it was established that the vessel was not holed, it was taken off the rocks and towed out into safe water. The lifeboat then towed the boat with her crew, and an RNLI volunteer still on board, back up the Scarriff River to her berth.
Lough Derg RNLI Helm Ger Egan, said that before going afloat at the beginning of the season, boat users should 'check that their boat is in full working order and also consider the weather forecast'.
The Lifeboat returned to station and was ready for service again at 19.10hrs.