Lough Ree RNLI‘s volunteer lifeboat crew had one of their busiest periods ever in the last week, receiving a total of seven callouts over five days to assist people on and around Lough Ree.
The first callout came from the Irish Coast Guard shortly 2pm on Tuesday afternoon (16 August) to reports of a 35ft steel cruiser, with six onboard, aground between Athlone Lock and Clonmacnoise.
Later that afternoon, the crew was again called to assist a man aboard a 25ft sailing yacht aground near Barley Harbour on Lough Ree.
In both cases, the recovery was straightforward and no injury to crew or damage to vessels was incurred….
Afloat.ie 22/08/2016 Read the full article ‘Seven Callouts In Five Days For Lough Ree Lifeboat’
