Courtmacsherry RNLI in Mayday call after crew on 25ft boat get into difficulty
Courtmacsherry RNLI came to the aid of the crew on a 25ft pleasure boat that got into difficultyoff the Seven Heads in west Cork on Saturday.
The all-weather lifeboat Val Adnams, was requested at 5.04pm (Saturday 1 June), to go to the aid of the crew on a 25ft pleasure boat who had sought assistance off the Seven Heads coast in West Cork.
The crew sent out a Mayday for help when a fire started in their boat's engine room. The lifeboat under Coxswain Ken Cashman and a crew of five proceeded immediately to the area of distress in good conditions at sea today.
The lifeboat reached the scene at 5.40pm to give any assistance as required. A Courtmacsherry sea angling boat was also in the area and stood by to help.
The crew on the casualty boat were able to extinguish the fire and shut down the problematic engine. They were able to continue their passage on their second engine and the lifeboat stood alongside and escorted it past the Old Head of Kinsale.
Speaking following the call out, Courtmacsherry RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager Brian O'Dwyer said: 'It was great to be of assistance today during an incident that could have been very dangerous with a fire onboard. It was appropriate that the crew on the pleasure craft issued a Mayday call for help quickly as minutes might matter in an incident like this.'
The Courtmacsherry lifeboat crew involved in today’s call out were Coxswain Ken Cashman, mechanic Dave Philips and crew members Peter Nunan, Denis Murphy, Dean Hennessy and Kieran Boyle.
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