A man's body was recovered off the Co Clare coast yesterday following an operation involving three lifeboats and a helicopter from Shannon. Mr Pat Healy (55), from Kilfenora, Co Clare, went missing at around 9 p.m. on Saturday as he attempted to row to his yacht which was moored near Gleninagh Pier, in Ballyvaughan.
In another operation, a helicopter winched a sick sailor off a German research vessel 400 miles off the west coast. He was transferred to Limerick Regional Hospital.