ATLANTIC QUEST

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Fishing vessel towed to Killybegs

The lifeboat of the Arranmore RNLI rescued four fishermen after the "Atlantic Quest" got into difficulty on Dec 15, 2016, off the Donegal coast while travelling from Greencastle to Killybegs. The crew of the vessel raised the alarm before 7 a.m. after the vessel developed steering problems some six nautical miles from Killybegs. The all-weather lifeboat launched and made its way to the scene which was approximately a 1,5 hours journey from Arranmore. Once on scene, the volunteer lifeboat crew put a rope onboard the boat and worked with the fishermen to set up a tow line. However, due to a swell up to a metre and a half and south to south westerly Force 6-7 winds, the tow rope broke following set up. Once it was re-established, the lifeboat proceeded at slow speed due to the size of the fishing vessel, and made its way to Killybegs where it arrived with the vessel in tow at 11 a.m.