Dramatic Kerry sea rescue as 14 people saved from stranded boat by Coast Guard helicopter

Fourteen people have been rescued by emergency services off the Kerry coast.

They were on a fishing vessel which ran aground at Dingle Harbour on Sunday.

The Irish coastguard say they were winched to safety by helicopter which was supported by a search and rescue aircraft, a RNLI lifeboat and the Dingle Coast Guard.

Their efforts were co-ordinated by the Marine Rescue Sub Centre at Valentia.

The coastguard posted about the incident on the social media site X saying: “Huge thanks to all units involved.”

County Kerry has been under a status orange rain weather warning since 3am on Sunday.

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