Prawn trawler Crystal Star started taking on water in the Irish Sea on 18 March and lifeboats from Kilkeel (B class Frank William Walton) and Port St Mary (Trent class Gough Ritchie II) were launched to her aid.

Kilkeel arrived first and Port St Mary was stood down. The salvage tug Intrepid B was nearby with a powerful emergency pump, so the tug, the Kilkeel lifeboat and a rescue helicopter from Dublin worked together to transfer the pump onboard the trawler. Once the water ingress was under control, the lifeboat escorted Crystal Star back to a safe berth in Kilkeel (pictured).