Man Overboard from U.S. Coast Guard Sail Training Ship ‘Eagle’ in Ireland
A crewman on board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle reportedly fell overboard throughout a go to to Ireland Tuesday morning.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s Crosshaven station says it responded to a person overboard name at 9:45 a.m. Monday from a U.S. Coast Guard sail coaching ship 3 miles south of Roches Point in Cork, Ireland. A Crosshaven RNLI lifeboat along with a Crosshaven Coastguard crew responded, however had been stood down after sail coaching ship was in a position to rescue the particular person. Crosshaven RNLI added “all well” in an replace to Facebook.
We reached out to the U.S. Coast Guard for remark however thus far no response.
The 250-foot Barque Eagle is used as a sail coaching ship by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. The ship is scheduled to be in Dublin, Ireland on Friday earlier than heading to London, and Portugal in June.