The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard has towed a vessel to safely on Lough Derg this evening.
The volunteer team was alerted at around 5.40pm by watch officers at the Irish Coast Guard’s marine rescue coordination centre on Valentia Island in Kerry.
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The Coast Guard had received a reported of a powerboat with five persons on board drifting 1km north of Killaloe.
A Coast Guard boat crew launched from Pier Head in Killaloe and located the vessel at Ballyvally south of Two Mile Gate on the Clare shore.
All on board were safe and well and wearing life jackets.
A tow line was set up and the vessel was towed back to Killaloe where a shore team assisted in the safe mooring of the vessel.
At 18:45hrs the crew stood down and returned to base.
