#RNLI – Baltimore lifeboat were called on out on consecutive nights to provide emergency assistance.
A 35ft yacht taking on water off Crookhaven called for assistance in the early hours of this morning Monday 15 July 2013. The call for assistance was issued at 01:55 and within minutes the RNLI all weather Lifeboat Alan Massey was under way. On arrival Coxswain Kieran Cotter and his crew assessed the stricken vessel which had 3 adult males on board.
The lifeboat pumped out the yacht. Seawater was still being taken on due to a cracked bolt , which was then plugged. The lifeboat towed the yacht to O'Donovans Boat yard at Oldcourt, near Skibbereen, before returning to Baltimore harbour at 07:50.
The previous night at 00:04 on Sunday 14 July a call was received to provide medical assistance for an adult male who had dislocated his shoulder.
The man and his wife had been on a 40ft yacht at a mooring in Crookhaven harbour. The Tamar class all weather lifeboat Alan Massey proceeded to Crookhaven, where crew Jerry Smith boarded the yacht to provide first aid. The man was taken off the yacht and taken by the lifeboat to rendezvous with an ambulance for further medical attention.
Onboard were Coxswain Aidan Bushe, Mechanic Cathal Cottrell, Brian MacSweeney, Jerry Smith and Pat Collins.
