The Courtmachsherry RNLI crew were called out after the fishing boat began sinking off the Seven Heads coastline in West Cork, Ireland.
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Two rescued after yacht drifts onto rock armour at Rosslare
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Phaedo^3 sets new Around Ireland Sailing Record
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Life jacket warning after Lough Derg rescue
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Artist sets sail in giant paper boat
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Yorkshire man sentenced for Makayabella cocaine smuggling conspiracy
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Man dies, three hospitalised in boat accident in raging river
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Coast Guard recovers body in search for man whose boat capsized
Divers have recovered the body of a man who went missing when the canoe that he and another man were in capsized in Kenmare Bay in Ireland. Coast Guard divers found the body Monday morning (1 February) following search efforts that spanned two days. The other man in the boat managed to swim to shore where he…
Boat and helicopter search for sinking yacht off the coast of Cork
Boats and helicopter search for sinking yacht off the coast of Cork
Elderly man dies after fishing boat capsizes
A 73-year-old man from Salisbury has died after a boat capsized off County Wexford on Saturday.