Tipperary RNLI comes to the aid of two people on motorboat that suffered engine failure

Lough Derg RNLI assisted two people on a 16ft motorboat with engine failure at Young Island  on Sunday afternoon.

At lunchtime on Sunday, as volunteers were leaving the station following their morning exercise, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch to assist two people on a 16ft motorboat with engine failure and at anchor at Young Island in Scarriff Bay.  

Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat Jean Spier launched with helm Eleanor Hooker and crew Doireann Kennedy, Chris Parker and Ciara Lynch on board. 

The lifeboat located the casualty vessel at anchor on the eastern shore of Young Island in Scarriff Bay.

An RNLI volunteer transferred across to the casualty vessel where the people on board were found to be safe and unharmed and wearing their lifejackets.

Given the location and the weather forecast, the helm made the decision to take the vessel under tow to safe harbour.  

Aoife Kennedy, deputy launching authority at Lough Derg RNLI, advises boat users "to carry a means of communication and if you do find yourself in difficulty dial 112 or 999 and ask for marine rescue".