Four people have been rescued after a boat caught fire and sank off the coast of D\u00fan Laoghaire.<\/p>\n
The pleasure craft had four adults on board and was around 11 metres long.<\/p>\n
The Coast Guard was called at around 3.45pm on Saturday to report a fire on the boat, which was situated around 2.4km, or 1.5 miles northeast of D\u00fan Laoghaire, a\u00a0spokesperson for the Department of Transport said.<\/p>\n
Thick plumes of black smoke were visible from multiple points along the coast.<\/p>\n
At around 3.56pm the D\u00fan Laoghaire RNLI inshore lifeboat arrived on scene and successfully got all four adults off the boat.<\/p>\n
They were taken ashore to be assessed at the RNLI station, where they were met by HSE and Fire Service personnel, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
At around 5.15pm the boat fire was reported extinguished, and the vessel sank, according to the Department of Transport.<\/p>\n
The RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat and Dublin Port tug remained on scene monitoring the boat.<\/p>\n
The Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre liaised with D\u00fan Laoghaire Coast Guard Unit, D\u00fan Laoghaire RNLI and Dublin Port.<\/p>\n
Garda\u00ed confirmed that they were assisting emergency services “near the scene of an incident involving a vessel in D\u00fan Laoghaire harbour.”<\/p>\n
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