Despite a quiet start to the year on waters, because of pandemic related issues, Lough Ree RNLI volunteer crews responded to a call for assistance over the…
Lough Ree Lifeboat Rescues Six People on Cruiser Aground East of Hodson Bay
12th July 2021
Lough Ree RNLI arrive to assist the grounded cruiser west of Beam Island
Credit: RNLI/Tom McGuire
Lough ReeRNLI’s volunteer crew launched this afternoon (Monday 12 July) to assist a lake cruiser with six people onboard which had run aground west of Beam Island, close to the Co Roscommon shoreline.
Under helm Kieran Sloyan and with crew Liam Sheringham and Donal Herraghty on board, Lough Ree’s inshore lifeboat Tara Scougall launched shortly after midday and quickly reached the scene east of Hodson Bay.
The 46ft cruiser had become grounded on rocks west of Beam Island. Following an initial assessment, the lifeboat crew towed the vessel off the rocks and, once safety checks gave the call year, the cruiser continued under its own power.
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