The RNLI and Irish Coast Guard were involved in an operation this afternoon to assist the crew of a passenger vessel with 40 people on board after it ran aground on rocks on Lough Derg.
The incident occurred at around 2.00 pm at Gortmore south of Terryglass Co Tipperary at the northern end of the lake. After the alarm was raised, the Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was tasked along with the Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard.
On arrival at the scene, RNLI volunteers found that the vessel had run aground on a rock shoal. The lifeboat crew checked that everyone on board was safe and carried out an assessment of the scene before deciding on what action to take.
