Portrush RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat was requested to launch by the coastguard early on Thursday morning (1 October) to reports of a fishing vessel in difficulty at Inishowen.
The vessel with five persons on board had run aground and Greencastle Coastguard had also been alerted and where on way to the scene.
Weather conditions in this part of Northern Ireland were good with a light wind, partially cloudy skies and good visibility.
Arriving on scene at 7.28am, the lifeboat crew found that the casualty vessel had been towed off the rocks by another fishing boat and was able to make its own back to Greencastle Harbour.
The lifeboat escorted the vessel along with local fishing boats and the Greencastle Delta. The crew were then stood down just after 8am.
Beni McAllister, lifeboat operations manager at Portrush said: “The conditions for the shout this morning were ideal and the crew made good speed to the scene along with our colleagues at Greencastle Coastguard.
“Thanks to another fishing vessel, all was good when we arrived and a tow had been established and was underway.”
