HM Coastguard was contacted at 18:27 by a vessel with one person on board that had run aground 1/4 mile outside the Battery Harbour and had visual of the Ardboe Lifeboat Station.
Ardboe lifeboat was launched and quickly had the vessel under tow back to the Battery harbour where the vessel was tied up. The casualty did not require any medical help.
Ardboe Lifeboat stood down at 18:50.
For emergencies on Lough Neagh and it’s tributary rivers call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
