A man was rescued off the coast of Howth last night after getting into trouble while fishing.
The local RNLI lifeboat was called to the scene at around 7.25pm yesterday evening after a call was made to the Coast Guard.
They located a man stranded in a rib that was being pulled out to sea.
The person had been fishing alone but his engine had failed to start and was drifting with the tide which was ebbing out to sea.
The boat was towed back to shore and the man was unharmed.
Speaking following the callout, Noel Davidson, Howth RNLI Volunteer Press Officer said;
"In this case the man was fishing on his own but with engine failure, he was being pulled out to sea and could have gotten into serious difficulty if help had not arrived. Thankfully he was located quickly and brought to safety."
