Saturday 22nd July 2017 22:13hrs
At 22:13 HM Coastguard tasked LNR to a white boat with 2 persons on board believed to be in the area of Battery Harbour, the casualty vessel was experiencing engine trouble and was drifting.
The Ardboe lifeboat launched and located the casualty vessel, made contact and with the skippers consent attached a tow line and commenced to tow the casualty into the battery harbour.
The casualty vessel was safely moored to the jetty with the assistance of the Ardboe Rescue Shore crew, the Ardboe lifeboat returned to base.
For emergencies on Lough Neagh and it’s tributary rivers call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
