08/07/2005
Baltimore Lifeboat in search & rescue operation for Trawler
on fire.
The Baltimore Lifeboat was launched at 13:14
on Friday 8th July 2005 following an alert that a fishing
trawler, Saoirse, was on fire with two crew on board
19 miles West of Baltimore Harbour.
As the Lifeboat, Hilda Jarrett proceeded
to the area of search, a local boat, the Amy K, arrived
on the scene to take aboard the two crew who had taken refuge
on a life-raft. The Amy K brought the crew ashore
at Baltimore Harbour unharmed.
The Lifeboat stood by the blazing Trawler,
while the Navy vessel , the L.E. Orla, made her way
to the scene. At this point the superstructure of the vessel
was ablaze. The L.E. Orla took control of the situation
and the Lifeboat returned to base ready for the next call
out.
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