The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard was tasked to assist two people in difficulty Lough Derg this afternoon. It was the team's third callout in less than a week.
The Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard was requested to launch their rescue boat early this morning after a vessel was reported to be in difficulty off the Clare coast.
The Irish Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch to assist 2 people on a 27ft cruiser suffering engine trouble in the rough weather conditions. The cruiser was reported to be one nautical mile north of Illaunmor.
A search and rescue operation was mounted off the west coast this afternoon after three people on board a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) were forced to abandon their vessel after a fire was reported to have broken out on board.