LIVE: Emergency services react quickly after reported incident in Tipperary over weekend
The vessel had recently passed Ryan’s Point but, according to the skipper, had not made contact with rocks and was not in need of assistance.
On Saturday, June 1, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch to locate, assess and escort a vessel to safe harbour that a member of the public reported had made contact with rocks at Ryan's Point.
A description of the craft, which was en route to Dromineer Harbour, was passed to the lifeboat.
At 13.41pm Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat Jean Spier launched with helm Owen Cavanagh, crew Joe O’Donoghue and Deirdre Gleeson on board.
The lifeboat made a quick sweep of the public harbour but did not see a vessel that fitted the description given. The lifeboat made way to Ryan’s Point but there was no vessel at that location.
The RNLI volunteers spoke to the skipper of a vessel at anchor in the centre of the bay, but they had not seen a vessel in distress.
The lifeboat returned to the public harbour and located a motor boat that fitted the description supplied to Valentia Coast Guard.
The vessel had recently passed Ryan’s Point but, according to the skipper, had not made contact with rocks and was not in need of assistance.
The lifeboat reported its findings to Valentia Coast Guard, it departed the scene and was back at station at 2.18pm.
Christine O’Malley, Lifeboat Operations Manager at Lough Derg RNLI, advises boat users to "observe the navigation marks and be aware that there are sudden shallows and rocky shoals close to the shore".