WATCH: Paschal Sheehy made a fairly dramatic miscalculation about a boat on RTÉ News

We don’t think the boat, nor any boat for that matter, is capable of such speeds.

In the last few weeks, especially if you’re from Cork or have any interest in life at sea, you may have heard of a boat called ‘Thunder Child’. The boat, a 60-foot, high speed search and rescue vessel which is valued at in excess of €1 million, was launched in Cork harbour last month by Frank Kowalski of Safehaven Marine. This year, Kowalski plans to circumnavigate Ireland via Rockall, an uninhabitable rock in the Atlantic (approximately 460km north west of Malin Head), the ownership of which has been something of a thorny subject in the past. Thunder Child was the subject of a report by Paschal Sheehy on RTÉ News on Tuesday evening and Paschal may have been a little off when transferring the speed Thunder Child is capable of from knots to kilometres per hour. https://youtu.be/UZC4aQ3GQUQ A few people on social media were quick to point out the miscalculation. https://twitter.com/offportal/status/816359893414379520 https://twitter.com/Niallpkennedy/status/816355526741291008 https://twitter.com/BarryzahZ/status/816354678590078976 https://twitter.com/BarryzahZ/status/816353999037276160 https://twitter.com/kempsisters/status/816364889350541313 An innocent mistake by Paschal we’re sure, unless it really can travel at speeds of 1,000km/h, which would be some sight indeed. Cheers to Stewart Griffin for sending this our way. Got a story for JOE? Hit us up on Facebook or Twitter, send it to our WhatsApp number 087-4001102 or mail editorial@JOE.ie.