A lone fisherman was rescued on Lough Derg this evening after his boat ran aground on a rocky shoal.
The Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat was alerted at around 5.40pm by staff at the Irish Coast Guard marine rescue sub centre ton Valentia Island.
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The lifeboat located the vessel in Youghal Bay and found that the fisherman was safe and wearing his lifejacket.
The man was taken on board the lifeboat while an RNLI volunteer transferred across to the lakeboat. The boat was taken off the shoal and into safe water and later towed to safe harbour in Youghal Bay.
Lough Derg RNLI Deputy Launching Authority Peter Kennedy said: “Boat users should bring charts with them and know the areas close to shore marked as un-navigable.”
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