Arranmore RNLI comes to aid of fishing boat with 10 people on board
The crew also assisted with a medical evacuation, and two members of the Burtonport Fundraising Committee were presented with long service medals
A boat with ten people on board was assisted to shore by the crew of Arranmore in what continues to be a busy summer for the volunteer crew.
It was one of two callouts in two days. On early Saturday morning, July 24 at 1.20am, the crew assisted with a medical evacuation to a waiting ambulance in Burtonport for transfer to Letterkenny University Hospital.
The second call from Malin Head Coast Guard at 1.30pm on July 25 was to an angling boat with engine difficulty less than a mile from the lifeboat station with ten people on board.
Coxswain Kieran O’Donnell said: ‘As we arrived on scene, we stood by and then accompanied the boat, which was now operational, to Burtonport to ensure its safe return.
“The skipper of the angling boat did the right thing to ensure the safety of passengers and crew calling for assistance. As an emergency service we are on call 24/7 and are always happy to respond.”
Long Service Honours
Following a crew exercise on Thursday evening, July 23, the lifeboat proceeded to Burtonport to present long service awards to Members of the Burtonport Fundraising Committee. Coxswain Kieran O’Donnell presented Mick Donaghy with an RNLI 30 year long service medal and Triona Bonner with a 20 year long service medal.
Kieran congratulated both recipients on their long service awards and thanked them and their colleagues in the fundraising committee for their dedication to the service.