The hearth was reported extinguished shortly after 5pm, and the vessel subsequently sank.
A ship caught on hearth off Dublin. (Picture: Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard)
4 individuals have been rescued after the vessel they had been travelling on caught hearth and sank. The incident unfolded shortly earlier than 4pm on Saturday when the Coast Guard obtained a name reporting a fireplace on board the 11-metre pleasure craft a mile-and-a-half off the coast of Dun Laoghaire.
A lifeboat from Dun Laoghaire RNLI reached the scene minutes later and efficiently evacuated the 4 adults who had been aboard, bringing them safely to shore. Police, the Dun Laoghaire All Climate Lifeboat and Dublin Port tug additionally attended the scene alongside Dublin Hearth Brigade.
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The hearth occurred off the coast of Dun Laoghaire. (Picture: Getty)
The hearth was reported extinguished shortly after 5pm, and the vessel subsequently sank.
A spokesperson for the Division of Transport informed Dublin Dwell: “At roughly 15:45 right this moment an 11-metre pleasure craft with 4 adults known as the Coast Guard reporting a fireplace on board. The vessel was about 1.5 miles NE of Dun Laoghaire
“MRCC Dublin instantly tasked Dun Laoghaire RNLI and at roughly 15:56 Dun Laoghaire RNLI (Inshore Lifeboat) arrived on scene and efficiently evacuated the 4 adults and took them ashore to be assessed on the RNLI station, the place they had been met by HSE and Hearth Service personnel.”
“Dun Laoghaire All Climate Lifeboat and Dublin Port tug remained on scene monitoring.
“MRCC Dublin had been in liaison with the Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard Unit, Dun Laoghaire RNLI and Dublin Port.
“At roughly 17:15 the vessel hearth was reported extinguished and the vessel sunk.”
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