A vessel with a crew of three had its propeller fouled by fishing gear and was rescued from the sea off Cahore Point on Sunday afternoon.
Arklow RNLI volunteer crew launched their all-weather lifeboat Ger Tigchlearr at 12.55 pm after receiving a pager alert from the Irish Coast Guard.
The lifeboat made its way to the reported position east of Cahore Point.
Once the casualty vessel and its crew of three were located, it was established that the vessel was adrift and although had power it could not make any headway due to its propeller being fouled with fishing gear.
Arklow RNLI’s volunteers then rigged a tow line and set up for a long slow tow home to Arklow.
All hands came ashore safely in Arklow approximately 5 hours later.
Following the incident, Mark Corcoran Community Safety Officer at Arklow RNLI said: “We would like to remind people to respect the water and always wear a lifejacket and carry a means of calling for help when going out on the water.”