Five divers have been rescued from two boats that broke down off the coast of Rathlin Island on Sep 23, 2018, and the 'Rathlin Express' diverted after a distress call from one of the boats, which had drifted into high seas. Lifeboats were also launched from Red Bay and Portrush and towed the two broken-down vessels to shore. None of the divers. who were from the Viking Sub-Aqua Club in Dublin, were injured in the incident. Problems began when one of the boats broke down, and then a rope between the two boats was snapped by a large wave. One boat swamped by a couple of waves and a rope floated out and got caught in the propeller. The divers were at the mercy of the conditions for a good 40 minutes or so before they were rescued by the 'Rathlin Ferry' which received a distress call at 2 p.m. At 2.30 p.m. the crew found the two broken-down vessels about half-a-mile apart. She went alongside the first vessel with three people on board. The other boat was in danger of sinking so the ferry got alongside them in rough conditions with the wind blowing against the tide and managed to get the two people off the boat. Then the ferry went back to the first vessel and carried out a similar rescue there. At first the ferry attempted to tow the two boats back to Ballycastle, but realised they were in danger of damaging the vessels, so left them for the approaching lifeboats. There were 19 passengers on board the 'Rathlin Express' when it diverted to carry out the rescue. The divers returned to Rathlin Island after being taken to Ballycastle and planned to return to Dublin on on Sep 24. Report with photos: https://www.bbc.com/news/...
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24 September 2018 - 13:21
Ferry rescued distressed divers
Five divers have been rescued from two boats that broke down off the coast of Rathlin Island on Sep 23, 2018, and the 'Rathlin Express' diverted after a distress call from one of the boats, which had drifted into high seas
WORLD SHIPPING
24 September 2018 - 13:21
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