RNLI rescue teams had to be launched on Tuesday afternoon after a lone sailor was left stranded with no means of communication.
The sailor came into some luck after two people in their lake boat called in the casualty after failing to assist the person on board.
The yacht was aground for more than three hours as a result of having no form of communication on board, and in the aftermath of the rescue, Catherine Gleeson, Deputy Launching Authority at Lough Derg RNLI warned boat users to ‘carry a means of communication and let someone know your destination and your planned time of arrival.'
