By Dan Walsh “If it wasn’t for the work of the three lifeboat crews out in force eight conditions I fear there could have been a serious loss of life,” that is the opinion of Rosslare RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager David Maloney, speaking in the wake of yesterday’s dramatic sea rescue off Hook Head. “IContinue reading “Lifeboat crews prevented ‘serious loss of life’”
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Cargo ship in distress off Hook Head
By Dan Walsh Waterford-based Coast Guard helicopter R117 and lifeboats from Kilmore Quay, Rosslare Harbour and Dunmore East have been scrambled to assist a 100-metre cargo ship, the Lily B, which was discovered drifting about two nautical miles of Hook Head. It is a general cargo ship, built in 1997, bound for New Ross PortContinue reading “Cargo ship in distress off Hook Head”
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