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Kairos castaways arrived in Castletownbere

The St Mary’s lifeboat joined an international effort to save five men in a life raft, 75 miles off Scilly in the early hours of yesterday morning. On MAy 19 at 3 p.m. the "Cu Na Mara" arrived in Casteltownbere with the rescued crew of the Banff-registered fishing vessel "Kairos" on board which had sunk in rough seas and force 7 winds. Also the RNLB "The Whiteheads" of the RNLI St. Mary's had headed out at a speed of between 11-14 knots. Two Irish Coastguard SAR helicopters, another fishing vessel and two commercial ships were also part of the rescue effort. The Scilly’s lifeboat, under the command of Stuart Hitchens, turned back when crew were informed that the men were safe. It had travelled 31 nautical miles from the Steeple buoy when they received the good news. Report with photo: http://www.scillytoday.com/2015/05/20/st-marys-lifeboat-called-out-to-help-rescue-five-fishermen/

Cu Na Mara saved crew of sunken fishing vessel

Five fishermen have been rescued by the crew of the "Cu Na Mara" from a life raft after the fishing vessel "Kairos" sank 75 miles west of the Isles of Scilly. The UK Coastguard received two distress calls on May 18, 2015, just after 11:45 p.m. including an EPRIB from the Kairos that gave a GPS location for the vessel. The Falmouth Coastguard coordinated the search that involved two Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue helicopters, RNLI St Mary’s lifeboat, fishing vessels and two commercial vessels that were in the area. After the Scottish skipper and four Filipino were recovered from the life raft they were making their way to Castletownbere. All were safe and well.