Howth RNLI tow fishing trawler to safety Howth RNLI all weather lifeboat launched at 1.20pm this afternoon (Sunday 10 August) to reports of a fishing trawler with a fouled propeller drifting north east of Lambay island. The lifeboat crew located the casualty vessel at 2.00pm 12 miles north east of Howth and established a tow line within 10 minutes of arrival. The fishing vessel was safely towed back to Howth harbour. The RNLI lifeboat pagers sounded at 1.13pm on the afternoon of Sunday 10th August 2014 and Howth all weather lifeboat launched from it’s mooring at 1.20pm to reports of a fishing trawler which had got something tangled in it’s propeller and lost any means of propulsion. The lifeboat was on scene at 2.00pm and established a towline to the casualty vessel. The weather conditions were deteriorating as a north west force six wind was contributing to a rough sea state. Progress back to Howth harbour was slow as a result and the return journey took just over two hours. The casualty fishing trawler was safely tied along side the harbour wall. Howth RNLI Coxswain Fred Connolly, says: ‘We were pleased to locate and assist the fishing trawler so quickly after receiving the call to launch. The fishing vessel crew acted very professionally in calling for assistance immediately and they also supplied a accurate position of their location which allowed us to find and assist them so quickly.’
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:15:13 +0000
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