At 13:00hrs HMCG tasked Lough Neagh Rescue to a yacht that had run aground off Coney Island with 3 persons onboard. Both Ardboe & Kinnego Lifeboats responded, ABL located the casualty on the SE side of Coney flat, the yacht had hit the bottom and its keel was stuck, ALB was able to tow the yacht to deeper water and re-float it. Hull was intact, KLB escorted the casualty back to Kinnego Marina.
For emergencies on Lough Neagh and it’s tributary rivers call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
