The vessel was adrift without power or communications and set off their EPIRB.
With night falling, an Irish Naval Service ship was dispatched to the scene to remain with the stricken trawler overnight.
Without any lighting to indicate its position, other ships were at risk of colliding with the vessel.
Read more here:
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/coast-guard-locates-stricken-trawler-adrift-in-the-atlantic-834730.html