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Fishermen rescued from stricken boat in County Down | Fishermen rescued from stricken boat in County Down |
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Four fishermen have been rescued after their vessel ran aground off the County Down coast. | Four fishermen have been rescued after their vessel ran aground off the County Down coast. |
The boat was making its way towards Ardglass harbour when it got into trouble. | |
The vessel, the Moy-una, sent a mayday call just before midnight on Monday. | The vessel, the Moy-una, sent a mayday call just before midnight on Monday. |
The men on board evacuated to a life-raft, and were soon picked up by another fishing boat, the Three Coins. All are reported to be safe and well. | |
Gary Young of the Belfast Coastguard said: "The boat had hit rocks at the entrance to Ardglass harbour." | |
"The Portaferry lifeboat was dispatched, there was also a mayday broadcast made to vessels in the area which was responded to by a local fishing vessel called the Three Coins. | |
"They took the four men out of the life-raft and brought them into Ardglass harbour within half an hour of the original broadcast." | |
Mr Young said that weather conditions helped the rescue progress smoothly. | |
"The weather was pretty benign, there wasn't much wind or sea swell." | |
The Moy-una later re-floated on high water and was later taken back to shore. |