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THREE DIVERS WERE rescued off the Wexford coast this afternoon after they drifted almost three miles out to sea.
The three men had been due back on their boat at around noon but the alarm was raised when they had not returned an hour and a half after the expected time.
They had been diving at the Connigmore rocks, one mile south of the Saltee Islands, which is a popular spot for diving groups.
The Coast Guard helicopter, the Kilmore Quay RNLI and two local charter vessels were all alerted after the skipper of the dive boat raised the alarm.
The three men were spotted by the helicopter and the lifeboat was directed to their exact location. One diver was brought on board the lifeboat using specialised equipment, while the lifeboat crew threw out a line to pull in the remaining two divers.
All three were reported to be in good spirits and did not require any medical assistance.
“The dive boat skipper did exactly the right thing in reporting the men overdue and happily we were able to recover them safely onto the lifeboat,” said volunteer crewmember Aidan Bates of the Kilmore Quay RNLI.
“They were certainly relieved to see us coming and we were delighted to be able to bring everyone home safe.”
All images of the rescue via the Irish Coast Guard/Rescue 117
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Well done to all involved. RNLI are heroes, pure and simple.
Very bad form on the cox’s D/O’s behalf to let an hour and a half to lapse.
The alarm should have been raised after half an hour.
Glad to hear it ended well and all are safe.
Only assuming but id say they were adrift for 1.30hr but the alarm would have been raised much sooner. I hope anyway
This was also my first thought
Well its says the alarm was raised After 1:30 when they didn’t return to the boat?
The alarm was raised 15 min after dive time don’t believe everything you read
Your such a bad diver how could you get lost your supposed to be a 2 star
I’d never dive with you
Your a brutal diver you wouldn’t find your way out of a cubicle.
Can you even swim?
Well done to the RNLI as ever- glad the divers got back ok
Im doing a dive master course at the moment if they weren’t back after 20/30 id be raising the alarm 1:30 seems way to long they would have drifted a long way in that time making recovery even harder…well done to the coast guard….
The alarm was raised 15 mins after dive time get your facts right before comment on something you no nothing about
Well I’m only going on what the article says right so if they raised the alarm after 15 min fair play to them that’s what they should have done like I said I’m commenting on what the article says if ur not happy with what’s written tell them to change it..
People comment on printed statements . It stated that an hour and a half had passed so don’t be snapping at the people that make the comments.
Exactly Mike!
Jaysus calm down…. from the article.. “the alarm was raised when they had not returned an hour and a half after the expected time”…. we are only going by what we are reading.
Rumour has it you were to busy eying up mick that you lost your way yea big fudge packer lol
How’s the vis
These men have been saving lives around the British Isles since the early nineteenth century.
And the Irish Coast too which is what this story is about. Well done RNLI
The british isles includes Ireland.
Troll
Not a Troll – rightly or wrongly the “British Isles” is a geographical term, not a political one, and includes the Island of Ireland – a bit like how “North America” also includes Canada as well as the USA.
Silly Billy.
So now Ireland is in the British Isles ?? Cop on nothing worse than crap like this ..
These men are the true heroes of the seas. They try to rule the waves.
“The Irish Coast Guard helicopter”. The Irish Coast Guard have more than one Helicopter. Might have been better using The Waterford based Irish Coast Guard helicopter. Good result all the same.
The divers should pay for the helicoptor fuel.
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