A sailor has been hospitalised with suspected spinal injuries after a rescue operation on Dublin Bay this morning.
The man was trapped under the mast of a 33-foot yacht which snapped in the wind during a regular Sunday race.
The boat was midway between Dun Laoghaire's West Pier and the South Bull Wall when the accident occurred, and rigging prevented the crew from using the engine.
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The coast guard helicopter was used to airlift the victim to a waiting ambulance.
David Branigan is the spokesman for Dun Laoghaire RNLI:
