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Lough Ree RNLI attend multiple incidents across busy weekend on the water

Jun 14, 2021 08:16 By Shannonside News
Lough Ree RNLI attend multiple incidents across busy weekend on the water
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All users of the waterway should, in time of need, make the emergency call to 999 or 112 at the earliest opportunity

Local RNLI crews came to the aid of 13 people in different incidents over the weekend on Lough Ree.

Volunteer lifeboat crews from the Lough Ree RNLI attended the three callouts across the northern waters of the lake over the last number of days.

In one emergency, the charity's lifeboat came to the aid of 9 people stranded on a speedboat drifting in Bantry Bay following damage to its propeller.

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In another incident, the lifeboat assisted a 23ft steel cruiser with two people on board, that had run aground in Barley Harbour.

While on Sunday morning, the Lough Ree RNLI lifeboat crew responded to a call for help from a 37ft cruiser that was listing following having run aground in Bantry Bay.

The vessel was towed to Lanesboro following an inspection by RNLI experts.

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