Courtown lifeboat call cancelled

By Dan Walsh

Courtown RNLI launched on Saturday afternoon to assist the crew of a sailing vessel that encountered engine trouble off the North Beach.

The lifeboat was launched at approximately 4pm. Conditions were favourable with sunny skies and a slight wind at the time.

As the crew proceeded towards the yacht, they received a radio communication update indicating that the yacht’s crew had successfully repaired their engine and no longer required assistance from the lifeboat.

The lifeboat returned to station where there were plenty of shore crew to assist with washing the boat and leaving it ready for the next call out.