The RNLI is urging shore anglers to wear lifejackets which could buy them vital time should they end up in the water unexpectedly. In the past four years, 29 anglers were rescued from rocks in Ireland, and lifeboats launched 43 times to shore-angling callouts. Irish angler Colm Plunkett is one of those who chose to wear his lifejacket – a decision which ultimately saved his life after he was swept from rocks while fishing at Dursey Sound on the Beara Peninsula in west Cork in August…
Irish Times, 16/11/15. Read the full article ‘Angling Notes: Sea angler’s close call highlights importance of wearing lifejacket‘.