Two rescued in west Cork yacht mishap

Survivors of the the west Cork boating mishap that took the life of a sixty six year old man spent the evening on an island after their yacht capsized. A pair visiting from the United Kingdom were seen on a cliff at the Castle Island which is just off the mouth of Schull harbor by rescue personnel early yesterday.

Denis Quinlan, the Schull Inshore Lifeboat PRO, told that they were incoherent, even though they were in a frowzled state and visibly shook. Speaking to the rescuers, the couple told that all three on board were in the water clinging to the vessel, a 19ft Drascombe Lugger, after it capsized. Continue reading Two rescued in west Cork yacht mishap