RAF flies to aid injured Irish crewmen

An RAF helicopter is heading to the assistance of an Irish yacht with two injured crew off the coast of Cork tonight.

An RAF helicopter is heading to the assistance of an Irish yacht with two injured crew off the coast of Cork tonight.

The vessel is in difficulty some 60 miles south east off the Cork coast in high seas. One of the crewmen is believed to have a dislocated shoulder.

The yacht was on-route from Scilly Isles to Cork.