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Sunday's RNLI launch was Alan Goucher's first as coxswain.

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Myles Buchanan

January 24 2022 09:53 AM

THE Wicklow all-weather lifeboat Johanna and Henry Williams was launched on Sunday afternoon to assist an eight-metre cruiser with three people on board after the vessel developed mechanical problems.

The callout was also the first for Alan Goucher in his new position as coxswain.

The volunteer crew were paged just before 3 p.m. after the Coast Guard received a call from the owner of the motor cruiser, to say their vessel had suffered mechanical failure and they were drifting north of Brittas Bay.

Wicklow lifeboat slipped its moorings at the South quay shortly after 3 p.m. and proceeded south to the vessel's last reported position.

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The lifeboat was alongside the motor cruiser at 3.30 p.m. about four miles off Jack’s Hole near Brittas Bay. Conditions on scene were wind south easterly force three with good visibility. Coxswain Goucher carried out a risk assessment and a towline was quickly established with the motor cruiser.

Speaking after the callout, he said: “For the first hour the tow was slow due to the tide and swell, but as we got closer to Wicklow head, conditions improved, and we were able to increase the speed.”

The motor cruiser and it’s three occupants were landed safely ashore at the East pier as darkness fell shortly before 5.30 p.m. that same evening.

Alan Goucher joined Wicklow RNLI in 2011 and was appointed a Coxswain in April 2021 after completing rigorous training.

The crew on the callout were Coxswain Alan Goucher, Mechanic Brendan Copeland, Lisa O’ Leary, Dean Mulvihill, John Stapleton and Stephen Kenny.

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