The man was on board a small fishing vessel south of Ardmore

Valentia Coastguard Marine Rescue Centre in Co Kerry co-ordinated the operation, which saw the Dingle Coastguard, the rescue helicopter from Shannon, along with the coastguard’s fixed wing plane, and the Valentia Lifeboat at the scene.

Valentia Coast Guard received a mayday call just before 6am on Wednesday from the fishing vessel, ‘Radoche Tercero’, which was taking water

The rescue took place shortly before 5am on Sunday