Dublin rescue this morning during early hours

Five crew members have been rescued from a fishing vessel that got into difficulties off Balbriggan in the early hours of this morning.

The Dublin based Coast Guard helicopter, RNLI units from Skerries, Howth and Clogherhead and Skerries Coast Guard unit all participated in an operation coordinated by the Coast Guard Marine Rescue Coordination Centre in Dublin at about 5.30am.

Despite efforts to avert on-board flooding, using pumps supplied by the Coast Guard and RNLI the vessel sunk shortly after 8 am. The crew despite the ordeal are reported to be in good spirits.