Boat

Authorities in Florida successfully rescued an unconscious individual from a runaway boat during a dramatic incident that was captured on video.

The German charity Compass Collective reported that its crew was en route to address another emergency when they heard cries for help from the water. They discovered the girl around 3am, wearing a life jacket and clinging to two tire tubes.

An Irish national who was aboard a tourist yacht that sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt yesterday is "safe and receiving consular help from the Department of Foreign Affairs,” said Micheál Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs.