Wicklow RNLI lifeboat Station

1857 -  2007 Celebrating 150 years of saving lives at sea

Out on a 'shout'

 

The crew bring the yacht alongside the East pier at Wicklow harbour.

Friday 1st June 2007

Wicklow ALB lifeboat RNLB ANNIE BLAKER launched at 5-14pm to assist a English registered yacht with a rope fouled in her propeller near Wicklow head , the lifeboat was alongside the yacht by 5-30pm and a tow line was quickly established , the vessel with a lone yachtman onboard was towed into Wicklow harbour and moored alongside the East pier at  5-40pm . The lifeboat returned to station and was ready for service by 6-15pm.

Crew  - Ciaran Doyle , Brendan  Copeland , Brendan Kavanagh , Mark  Kavanagh , Carol Flavhive , Dean  McCoy , James O Brien and Dave  Maloney.

Shore crew - John Sillery , John Hayden and Brian Heffernan. 

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Photo's  courtesy Pat Dover

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