Rescue operation under way after boat sinks in Carlingford Lough
A rescue operation is under way after a fishing boat with two people on board sank in Carlingford Lough today.
The Republic’s Department of Transport said the Irish Coast Guard received a report that a vessel was in trouble near Greencastle Point, on the south coast of Co Down close to the entrance to the lough, shortly after 12.30pm this afternoon.
One person was recovered from the vessel by a local boat and transferred to the care of paramedics at Greenore harbour, on the Co Louth shore of the lough.
A search was ongoing to recover a second person.
An RNLI lifeboat from Kilkeel and a Greenore Irish Coast Guard boat were sent, along with Coastguard rescue teams from Newcastle and Kilkeel.
The Irish Coast Guard’s Rescue 116 helicopter took part in the search and a Royal Navy helicopter assisted.
Gardai said they were also on the scene.
The Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Belfast has been co-ordinating the response.