The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard was tasked this afternoon to assist a vessel in difficulty on Lough Derg.
The volunteer team was alerted at around 3.00pm by watch officers at the Irish Coast Guard’s marine rescue coordination centre on Valentia Island in Kerry.
Staff there had received a report that a 24-foot cruiser had suffered engine difficulty south of Two Mile Gate off the Clare shore of the lake.
Killaloe Coast Guard launched their boat from their base at Pier Head in Killaloe and quickly located the vessel drifting between Two Mile Gate and Ballyvally.
A Coast Guard crew member was transferred on board the casualty vessel and after an assessment, it was decided to secure a tow line and bring the vessel into deeper water.
The person on board was safe and well and wearing a life jacket.
The vessel was then taken on tow back to Killaloe where a shore team assisted in the safe mooring of the vessel.
