Busy evening for Crosshaven RNLI Lifeboat with angler rescued from rocks

Crosshaven RNLI lifeboat were tasked to two incidents in quick succession this evening (Wed 31 Aug). The volunteer crew were initially paged at 20.15 to a RIB (rigid inflatable Boat) with three persons on board that had broken down in the Drakes pool area of the Owenabue River. The lifeboat was quickly on scene and towed the vessel to the slipway where it was safely recovered.

The lifeboat had also been recovered and made ready for sea when the second call of the evening came in. A shore angler was cut off by the tide in the Nohoval Cove area, but due to a poor and intermittent telephone signal, his exact position was unknown. Oyterhaven Coast Guard and the fishing vessel “Veronica” provided extra back up to the lifeboat during the search with the “Veronica” providing powerful searchlight illumination and relaying radio communications.

Eventually, the man was located and taken off the rocks by the lifeboat and put ashore into the care of the Coast Guard. Four hours after the original call out, the volunteer lifeboat crew returned to station and once again recovered and refuelled the lifeboat ready for the next call.