Ferry Rescues Divers Near Rathlin Island

24th September 2018

The Rathlin Express fast ferry diverted to the divers’ position Credit: Ratlhin Island Ferries

A group of divers were rescued from their sinking boat by the Rathlin Island Ferry yesterday afternoon (Sunday 23 September).

Ferry skipper Michael Cecil told the Belfast Telegraph how he responded to the divers’ distress call while on his regular route from the Co Antrim island to Ballycastle on the mainland.

The divers were split between two boats separated by half a mile, one of which was filling quickly with water.

Cecil described “tricky” conditions trying to move his ferry alongside as even his own passengers lent a hand to the divers on board.

The Belfast Telegraph has more on the story HERE.

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