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Disabled trawler pulled to Dunmore East
The Angle RNLI’s all weather lifeboat "Mark Mason" was alerted in the early hours of Aug 7, 2017, to assist the "Blue Horizon - DA 77", 174 gt (IMO: 9093854); which had lost all power and was drifting in the Irish Sea. The vessel was 50 miles south-west of St Ann’s Head and the Tamar class lifeboat Mark Mason was launched to her aid at 3.47 a.m. While heading for her position, it was reported that another fishing vessel had offered to tow the casualty to the Irish port of Dunmore East and was due on the scene at approximately 7 a.m. The lifeboat reached the fishing vessel at 6.10 a.m. and was tasked to standby on the scene until the tow commenced. The lifeboat manoeuvred alongside the casualty to ascertain if all was okay on board and, when this had been confirmed, stood off until the arrival of the assisting fishing vessel. Once the tow was connected, the lifeboat was released at 7.20 a.m. and headed back towards Angle. Report with photo: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2017/august/08/angle-lifeboat-in-six-hour-mission-to-aid-drifting-fishing-vessel
Disabled trawler towed to safety
The Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat went to the assistance of the "Blue Horizon" in difficulties in the afternoon of Dec 4, 2015. The "Annette Hutton" was launched just when Valentia Coastguard Radio requested assistance to the fishing boat in difficulties one mile off Blackball Head on the Beara peninsula in West Cork. The "Blue Horizon", with six persons on board, had experienced mechanical failure and was without power. The lifeboat was launched at midday and located the stricken vessel in a three metre swell with Force 5/6 south easterly winds. Lifeboat crew managed attach a tow to the fishing boat. The boat was taken under tow and berthed at the Pier in Castletownbere just before 3.00 p.m.# Photo: https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15219523_1044070829055508_7284367967221168352_n.jpg?oh=06403026aef410a107946a7fb08b064c&oe=58F6F1DF
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