Lifeboat crew members found safe

Updated: 10:33, Monday, 23 November 2009

The three crew members of the Wexford inshore lifeboat that capsized this morning have been found and are understood to be in good condition.

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Six One News: Damien Tiernan, South East Correspondent, reports that the boat got into difficulty during a regular exercise off Raven Point
Six One News: Damien Tiernan, South East Correspondent, reports that the boat got into difficulty during a regular exercise off Raven Point
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Nine News: Damien Tiernan, South East Correspondent, reports that the boat got into difficulty during a regular exercise off Raven Point
Nine News: Damien Tiernan, South East Correspondent, reports that the boat got into difficulty during a regular exercise off Raven Point

A search involving a rescue helicopter began shortly after midday when the alarm was raised.

The inshore RNLI boat with three crew members on board was on a regular exercise off Raven Point on the northern shore of Wexford Harbour.

Two crew members were clinging to the upturned hull of the boat and a third was rescued from the water.

The D Class lifeboat is a rigid inflatable boat used by the RNLI for the past 40 years and is used as an inland and limited coastal rescue boat.

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    Damien Tiernan, South-East Correspondent, reports that a search helicopter was launched in just outside Wexford Harbour after a lifeboat vessel capsized

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