Kinsale RNLI's inshore lifeboat, Sally Anne (Baggy) II, was requested to launch at 9.26 am on Tuesday morning (15 October), to go to the immediate aid of two sailors on a 25ft sailing vessel which had run into difficulty off Barry’s Head.
The distress alarm was raised by the yacht's crew with the Valentia Coast Guard Marine Co-Ordinating Rescue Centre when they ran into difficulty with a damaged mast.
The volunteer crew made their way to the scene south of Barry’s Head, between Nohoval village and Oysterhaven. The crew arrived on scene at approximately 10am.
The lifeboat crew assessed the situation and decided that as the sailors were unable to make any safe onward progress, they needed to establish a tow line to secure the yacht and return the sailors safely to the nearest safe port at Kinsale Boatyard.
Weather conditions were described as difficult at the time with a 2-3m swell, rain and a coastal fog. Conditions remained challenging throughout the rescue.
Kinsale RNLI Comes To the Aid of Two Sailors in Difficult Weather Conditions
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