Three rescued after yacht sinks off Wexford coast

THREE PEOPLE WERE rescued off the coast of Wexford yesterday after the yacht they were in started to sink.

The 37ft yacht was unable to be recovered and sank near the Saltee Islands, off Kilmore Quay.

The three people, two men and a woman who are believed to be from the UK, issued a distress call from the life raft at around 4.30pm.

Yacht sinks of Wexford coast today 3 winched to safety from life raft by @R117Waterford assisted by @KilmoreQuayRNLI #IrishCoastGuard

— Neville Murphy (@nevilleskibb) June 3, 2017

Source: Neville Murphy/Twitter

The coastguard helicopter from Waterford reached them within a half an hour of the call.

The group was unharmed from the incident.

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