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.