"Sligo Bay and Bundoran RNLI's inshore lifeboats were requested by the Coast Guard to divert from a routine training exercise shortly before 8pm. An RNLI spokesperson said the request followed the report from a member of the public who raised the alarm after spotting a boat aground with its engine still running off Cliffoney Beach. The multi-agency search is being"
"co-ordinated by the Coast Guard, with a Sligo-based Coast Guard helicopter R118, Killybegs Coast Guard Unit, and RNLI lifeboats from Bundoran, Arranmore, Ballyglass and Sligo continuing to search the area. More to follow"
Sligo Bay and Bundoran RNLI inshore lifeboats were diverted from a routine training exercise shortly before 8pm after a member of the public raised the alarm. The report described a boat aground off Cliffoney Beach with its engine still running. The Coast Guard is coordinating a multi-agency search using a Sligo-based Coast Guard helicopter R118 and the Killybegs Coast Guard Unit. RNLI lifeboats from Bundoran, Arranmore, Ballyglass and Sligo are also involved and are continuing to search the area. Search operations remain active as agencies work together to locate any persons or the vessel.
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