Three fishermen were rescued off the Cork coast today by the Irish Coastguard and RNLI when their trawler lost power and crashed into rocks.
The vessel could not get away from the rocks as they drifted close to the entrance to Kinsale harbour. Stormy conditions forced the crew to issue a distress call and abandon the trawler.
Newstalk's Jonathan Healy reporting from Cork said:
''All three, believed to have been Portuguese, were brought to Kinsale but were unhurt. Meanwhile, the same storm has lead to widespread flooding across Cork with flash flooding reported in Skibbereen and some city streets under water again tonight at high tide."
#Stormy weather down here in #Kinsale at the moment. Hope all are OK on the #trawler pic.twitter.com/ByXxEl5JJ4
— ☘Jen Conroyâš“ï¸ (@Jen_Conroy) April 10, 2016
Crew of trawler the Sean Anthony, which sank in #Kinsale harbour at teatime, rescued by @KinsaleRNLI (Pic M Lewis) pic.twitter.com/Colsp9bLFB
— Jennie O'Sullivan (@OSullivanJennie) April 10, 2016
