A search and rescue operation is currently in progress off the coast of Co. Wicklow following reports of a life jacket and debris found floating.
The alarm was raised just before 10am this morning, with three lifeboats being dispatched.
RNLI lifeboats from Arklow, Wicklow and Rosslare are searching the south east coast, as well as a rescue helicopter.
The circumstances are not yet clear however it is believed that a man fell overboard from a fishing vessel off the Arklow Coast.