FV BREIZH ARVOR II

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Disabled trawler towed to Castletownbere

The lifeboat crew of the RMLI station in Castletownbere launched in the afternoon of Sep 4, 2019, to assist the "Breizh Arvor II - C 436" which had lost all power four miles west of the Bull Rock in West Cork. The lifeboat was tasked by Valentia Coastguard Radio shortly after 1 p.m. The trawler with a crew of five on board was adrift four miles west of the Bull Rock in a 5 metre swell and NW winds of force 7-8. The lifeboat located the vessel at 2.20 p.m. Once on the scene, the lifeboat crew quickly took the vessel under tow and started a slow passage back to Castletownbere. The fishing vessel was berthed safely at the pier at 8.45 p.m., almost eight hours after the alert. Report with photos: https://www.southernstar.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/09/05/4179186-castletownbere-rnli-crew-tows-fishing-vessel-to-safety-after-it-loses-power-near-bull-rock-/