14th May 2021
The RNLI lifeboat arriving back to Courtmacsherry at dawn this morning with the four rescued on board
The Courtmacsherry All-Weather Trent Class RNLI Lifeboat was called out this morning Friday at 1.45 am, to go to the immediate aid of a 60-foot fishing vessel that went on fire while fishing 20 miles south-east the Old Head of Kinsale in West Cork.
The Courtmacsherry All-Weather Lifeboat, Frederick Storey Cockburn under Coxswain Sean O Farrell and a crew of 6 were away quickly from their moorings, as a mayday alert was issued by the causality, that their boat had caught fire and they required immediate help. Once the mayday distress was relayed by the Marine Rescue Co-Ordination Centre in Valentia, all available boats that were in the area at the time, raced to assist in the rescue.
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9th May 2021
The fishing vessel and the Coastguard Rescue 117 Helicopter, as the heli crew drop the emergency salvage pumps and winchman on board the trawler in heavy seas. The Courtmacsherry RNLI lifeboat stood by
The Courtmacsherry All Weather Trent Class RNLI Lifeboat was called out this morning Sunday at 11 am, to go to the aid of a 75-foot fishing vessel that had got into difficulties 27 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale in West Cork.
The lifeboat under Coxswain Mark Gannon and a crew of 6 were underway from their moorings in the harbour within minutes of being alerted by the Marine Rescue Co-Ordination Centre in Valentia and proceeded at full speed to the area of the causality.
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Man (22) dies after falling down inlet at Co Cork cliffs Friend (23) tried to rescue man after accident on camping trip near Garretstown Beach
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Gardaí have begun an investigation into the death of a 22 year old man from Cork city who died after falling down an inlet in coastal cliffs in west Cork while on a camping trip with friends.
The young man, who is understood to be from Douglas in Cork city, was with a group of friends who were camping on cliffs near Garretstown Beach when he fell down tan inlet at about 11.30pm on Saturday.