The volunteer crew at Union Hall RNLI in West Cork answered the second callout in three days when they were requested to launch their inshore Atlantic 85 class lifeboat by Valentia Coast Guard at 4.28 pm today (Friday 29th July) to a 9m yacht with four people onboard, that had got difficulty a mile south of Galley Head, in West Cork
The lifeboat under helm Michael Limrick with crew Sean Walsh, Ríona Casey and Charlie Deasy launched at 4.34 pm, in a westerly breeze with moderate sea conditions at the time.
Once on scene, an assessment was carried out by the crew and due to the yacht being tangled in a lobster buoy, the rope was cut so that the boat could drift free, and the buoy was reattached to the rope.
The four onboard the yacht, thanked the crew and were happy to continue themselves, and the lifeboat returned to Union Hall Lifeboat Station at 5.11 pm