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Rescue heli on move.

  • 24-08-2013 6:20pm
    #1
    cameramonkey
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    Just saw the s61 from Dublin heading south east over the city, saw it about 30 mins ago heading NW. any idea what it is up to?


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  • #2
    Mech1
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    you can track it here
    http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

    currently over Wicklow mountains


  • #3
    cameramonkey
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    looks like there are two s61s over Wicklow.


  • #4
    urajoke
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    cameramonkey wrote: »
    looks like there are two s61s over Wicklow.

    One is returning to Waterford other is out training.


  • #5
    Klunk001
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    Both R-116 and R-117 were on missions in the Dublin area at that time.


  • #6
    Technoprisoner
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    i seen one coming into Beaumont hospital last night. lots of heli traffic around here now since Beaumont became an official air ambulance site


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  • #7
    RadioRetro
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    That was R117, urgent patient transfer from Wexford General Hospital.


  • #8
    prunudo
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    cameramonkey wrote: »
    Just saw the s61 from Dublin heading south east over the city, saw it about 30 mins ago heading NW. any idea what it is up to?


    I'd say it was to do with this, taken from RTE news

    "Three injured climbers have been rescued from a Co Wicklow mountain cliff-face by abseiling rescue teams and a helicopter in a major operation involving around 40 rescuers.

    The Glen of Imaal Red Cross and Dublin Wicklow mountain rescue teams were scrambled following a 999 call that a group of climbers at a cliff at Luggala were in difficulty when one of them fell with two others injured.

    The Irish Coast Guard helicopter flew mountain rescue teams, HSE and mountain rescue advanced paramedics to the top of the main face of the cliff.

    A male climber was airlifted to hospital at around 8pm as light was fading last night while another was walked off the mountain.

    Rescuers abseiled to the 3rd most critically injured climber in worsening weather and darkness.

    The man was lowered down the cliff-face by stretcher before being taken to a waiting ambulance.

    He is recovering in hospital with multiple fractures.

    Two other climbers who had been climbing alongside the original group were also helped down the cliff-face and a third group of three were taken to the rescue base at Laragh.
    Rescue teams have returrned at the area again today to collect equipment and ropes which had to be left behind in darkness in the emergency mission which ended at 1.30am."


  • #9
    Technoprisoner
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    just seen another fly into beaumont


  • #10
    Klunk001
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    "The Irish Coast Guard helicopter flew". One of my pet hates and RTE are guilty of doing this quite a lot. The IRCG have more than one helicopter.


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