"Last Saturday, on August 23, three sailors from Howth were rescued after their 32-foot yacht became entangled in a lobster pot line two miles northeast of Dalkey Island. The Irish Coast Guard requested assistance at 1.07pm. The all-weather lifeboat arrived at 1.30pm, and two crew members were transferred aboard the yacht to help free it. After over an hour of effort, the line was cut, and the vessel was safely returned to Howth Harbour. The lifeboat returned to Dún Laoghaire station at 3.50pm."
"A week previously, on August 18, two jet skiers got into difficulty near The Forty Foot. The inshore lifeboat, helmed by Alan Keville with Moselle Hogan and Ollie O'Carroll, was on a training exercise when they were requested to respond at 6.45pm. The jet ski had capsized, leaving the two casualties clinging to the side. Both were rescued and brought onboard, with one showing signs of hypothermia. To avoid a pollution and navigational hazard, the lifeboat crew then returned to the scene to re-right the jet ski and bring it back to shore via an alongside tow."
Three sailors from Howth were rescued after their 32-foot yacht became entangled in a lobster pot line two miles northeast of Dalkey Island on August 23. The Irish Coast Guard requested assistance at 1.07pm; an all-weather lifeboat arrived at 1.30pm and two crew boarded the yacht to free it. After more than an hour the line was cut and the vessel was returned to Howth Harbour, with the lifeboat back at Dún Laoghaire at 3.50pm. Six volunteer crew carried out the rescue amid a one-metre swell and force 4 wind against the tide. On August 18 two jet skiers capsized near The Forty Foot; both were rescued, one showing signs of hypothermia, and the jet ski was re-righted and recovered to avoid pollution and navigational hazard. The station handled multiple call-outs that week.
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