By Dan Walsh
Kilmore Quay Lifeboat crew joined with lifeboats from Dunmore East and Ballycotton, Coast Guard helicopters R117 and R116 and a UK fixed wing aircraft in a major search for a missing man.
The incident occurred 16 nautical miles south of Dunmore East, in the Irish Sea.
A 999 call was received last night at around 10.40 pm by the Coast Guard Coordination Centre in Dublin.
The call came from the yacht by another person who was still onboard, requesting urgent assistance.
The UK Coast Guard was also contacted after the man said he believed the vessel was off the coast of Swansea in Wales.
However, the Irish Coast Guard situated the vessel off the coast of Ceann Heilbhic in Co Waterford.
A man in his 50s was rescued from the vessel and taken to Waterford University Hospital for assessment.
It is believed the vessel was travelling from Brighton to Swansea via Falmouth and that the men are related to each other.
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