#rnli – The RNLI all-weather lifeboat at Dun Laoghaire launched shortly before 3pm this afternoon after a crew-member on a 70-foot racing yacht received suspected back injuries following a capsize on Dublin Bay.
The yacht was a 70 foot trimaran that had started a race from outside Dun Laoghaire's East Pier when it capsized fully throwing all ten persons on board into the water.
Race support boats and personnel including rescue divers and medical staff attended. The lifeboat was requested to assist with the evacuation of the injured crew member and two RNLI volunteers boarded the upturned hull with a spinal board and equipment.
The casualty was then transferred to the Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 and flown to Tallaght General Hospital. It is understood that the casualty has not sustained life-threatening injuries.
The lifeboat remained on scene to co-ordinate the recovery of the trimaran which was taken under slow tow Dun Laoghaire harbour where a mobile crane and the team's shore crew prepared to right the vessel.