By Dan Walsh
Kilmore Quay RNLI launched Monday afternoon to assist the crew of an 8-metre motorboat with engine failure adrift in fog near the Saltee Islands.
The volunteer crew were requested to launch their all-weather Tamar class lifeboat RNLB Killarney by the Irish Coast Guard at 2.43 pm and under Coxswain Aidan Bates and with five crew members on board promptly launched and made its way to the scene.
Visibility was poor with dense fog covering the area. Sea conditions at the time were described as slight.
Arriving at the location at 3.06 pm, the lifeboat crew checked that everyone on board the vessel was safe and well before assessing the situation.
Taking into consideration the fog and position of the boat, it was decided that the safest course of action was to establish a tow to bring the disabled craft back to shore.
The lifeboat was soon under way to the nearest available harbour at Kilmore Quay arriving at 3.56 pm.
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