A father-son duo were rescued along with their dog after their boat suffered an engine failure off the Dublin coast.
The boat had lost all power and was being blown towards the cliffs on south side of Howth Head on Wednesday afternoon. Howth RNLI jumped into action and a lifeboat with a crew of seven was deployed.
Howth RNLI Coxswain Fred Connolly took the decision to take the father, son and their black Labrador "Billy" on board the lifeboat and to tow their boat back to Howth, a spokesperson said. A line was cast to the boat to pull it close so the father, son and their dog could be transferred to the safety of the lifeboat.
