Five people have been brought to safety after getting into difficulty during severe weather conditions while boating on Lough Derg.
The RNLI lifeboat was dispatched last night and managed to tow the vessel so safety in the early hours of this morning.
The Lough Derg RNLI launched shortly after 11 o’clock last night to assist the 48 foot cruiser, which was located at Benjamin Rocks on the Clare Shore less than half an hour later.
There were rough conditions at the time, with gale force winds and severe gusts, which meant that visibilty had to be aided by searchlights, RADAR and other lifeboat electronic aids.
The lifeboat found all five people on board the vessel to be safe and unharmed and wearing their lifejackets.
The captain told RNLI members that it became clear earlier in the day that it wouldn’t be possible to make it back to shore, so a decision was made to drop anchor.
A lifeboat crew member boarded the cruiser, and successfully brought it to safety at Dromineer Harbour where it landed just before 1am.
