Coastguard responds to hoax call on Carlingford Lough

Carlingford

Carlingford

The coastguard was called out to carry out a search of Carlingford Lough yesterday evening.

It had been reported that three men were missing on a small 14ft vessel but the coastguard stood down after it was declared a hoax.

Hoax calls of this magnitude are extremely dangerous as they can potentially risk lives elsewhere.