The volunteer crew at Galway Lifeboat Station launched at 10am this morning following a distress call from a lone sailor who had lost engine power on Galway Bay, more than 2 miles south of Spiddal.
The sailor who was alone on a 30 foot boat had been motoring west from Galway when a problem arose with the engine and the boat lost power.
The crew of Paddy Hennelly, Mark Purcell, James Rattigan and helm David Badger made their way without delay to the casualty, arriving shortly after 10.30am.
One of the ferries to the Aran Islands was in the vicinity of the casualty boat when the call for help went out and the ferry stayed alongside the casualty boat until the lifeboat had launched.
When the lifeboat arrived at the scene, one of the crew went on board the casualty boat to check on the condition of the sailor and found all was well.
The crew then carried out an inspection of the boat and it was determined that towing was the best course of action.
