In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Arklow RNLI Lifeboat was tasked by the Irish Coastguard to assist a 16-metre yacht adrift near Arklow Bank with four crew on board.
Arklow RNLI volunteers braved stormy conditions to carry out two daring rescues in one night, assisting the crew of a stranded fishing vessel and helping save two men who had fallen into the icy waters at Arklow Harbour.
Volunteers from Arklow RNLI launched in the early hours of Thursday morning to make their fifth rescue of the week, after reports of a lone sailor in difficulty.