Rescue 116 Missing

knucklehead6 · 14-03-2017 07:32AM #1

One of the coast guard helicopters is missing off the west coast since about 1.00am

Wanderer78 · 14-03-2017 07:34AM

This is very worrying

Decoda · 14-03-2017 07:36AM

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/search-operation-underway-for-missing-coastguard-helicopter-and-crew-781476.html

sparrowcar · 14-03-2017 07:36AM

Thread open already

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057717298/1/#post102910638

freshpopcorn · 14-03-2017 08:25AM

I read somewhere these helicopters have flotation devices. We just have to hope that it worked.

Barry Badrinath · 14-03-2017 08:31AM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I read somewhere these helicopters have flotation devices. We just have to hope that it worked.

They have to have some sort of emergency support.

Hopefully they were able to use them.

Mint Sauce · 14-03-2017 08:47AM

Really hope this is still a rescue mission. Over 6 hours and still missing though, is quite worrying.

Gatling · 14-03-2017 08:49AM

Hopefully something turns up ,116 is a fairly new helicopter to the fleet

Gatling · 14-03-2017 08:50AM

The Coast Guard can confirm that there has been an incident involving one of our Search and Rescue (SAR) Helicopters off the west coast of Ireland.

At approximately 1am contact was lost with one of our SAR Helicopters. A major sea search is ongoing off the county Mayo coast approximately six miles west of Blacksod. SAR Helicopters from Sligo and Shannon are on scene along with the Air Corps Casa. Ballyglass and Achill all weather lifeboats (ALBs) are on scene along with five local fishing vessels.

The Sligo based Coast Guard helicopter R118 completed an early morning medical evacuation (medevac) of a crewman requiring urgent medical attention from a UK registered fishing vessel approximately 150 miles west of Eagle Island in County Mayo. Owing to the distance involved safety and communication support, known as Top Cover, was provided by the second Coast Guard helicopter, the Dublin based R116.

The search operation is being coordinated by the Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre in Malin Head. Both helicopters refuelled at Blacksod prior to transiting to the scene.

Ends
Press Office, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport 01 604 1090 / 01 604 1093 / 086 8915570

Further updates to follow.

Samaris · 14-03-2017 08:51AM

Mod: Any further squabbling on this thread will be squashed quite hard. Not the place for it.

SEPT 23 1989 · 14-03-2017 08:51AM

No mayday call must have been fairly instant hopefully with the gear they have on them they are picked up alive

Samaris · 14-03-2017 08:55AM

It does seem to have been very sudden, whatever happened. But still searching after six hours in..well, I'm not that far away and conditions are clear and calm here - is a worrying sign.

Hope they're found alive. The coastguard do heroic work.

Mahony0509 · 14-03-2017 08:56AM

One person has been found in a critical condition.

dmc17 · 14-03-2017 08:56AM

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

1 casualty found

Have you got a link? RTE reporting 1 injured found in critical condition

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/841557349223563264

knucklehead6 · 14-03-2017 09:00AM

Newstalk reporting wreckage found, and will have an update from ICG after 8.00 news

whoopsadoodles · 14-03-2017 09:03AM

My best friend and her husband are both RNLI lifeboat volunteers. You tend to forget just how vulnerable they are and what absolute heroes they are for volunteering to put their lives at risk just to save others.

Heartbreaking stuff

Mint Sauce · 14-03-2017 09:05AM

Hopefully rest are found soon. These guys are absolute heros.

Canis Lupus · 14-03-2017 09:11AM

Fingers crossed. If anyone is prepared and trained for such situations it'll be those crewmembers.

Spudmonkey · 14-03-2017 09:11AM

Absolutely desperate. Hope the other three are rescued soon.

knucklehead6 · 14-03-2017 09:16AM

The guy on Newstalk doesn't hold out much hope for the recovered casualty or for the rest of the crew at this time

JupiterKid · 14-03-2017 09:18AM

I just stumbled across this thread. God love them.:( Sounds like some sort of catastrophic accident. These rescuers are such heroes.

dudara · 14-03-2017 09:18AM

It's a brave, honourable job, and I am really hoping against hope here.

Mint Sauce · 14-03-2017 09:22AM

Listening to RTE1 now. Please god more news soon.

The_Valeyard · 14-03-2017 09:59AM

Absolutely horrible news to wake up to.

The news is not good for the survivor or those missing

Hopefully we get some good news out of this awful tragedy

These are such brave people who put their lives on the line to rescue others.

padd b1975 · 14-03-2017 10:29AM

Best wishes to my neighbours and friends on the Achill Lifeboat and to all volunteers involved in the search.

A horrible task.

Mint Sauce · 14-03-2017 10:45AM

Listening to the latest updates on News talk. This is heart breaking stuff. Any aviation accident, or any incident is shocking. More so when it's so close to home and involving your own country men.

Trying to remain hopeful, but hearing their spokes person, this does not sound good. Person rescued unresponsive, and still no sign of the remaining three.

The_Kew_Tour · 14-03-2017 11:55AM

No Justice in the world when Heros are in danger like this. Hope they are found, although not great now

whiskeyman · 14-03-2017 12:16PM

We often talk about our Rugby / Soccer players etc... as heroes.

These men and women who risk their own lives for their fellow man are the true heroes in our land.

seachto7 · 14-03-2017 12:20PM

whiskeyman wrote: »

We often talk about our Rugby / Soccer players etc... as heroes.

These men and women who risk their own lives for their fellow man are the true heroes in our land.

Now you said it.

jmayo · 14-03-2017 12:54PM

whiskeyman wrote: »

We often talk about our Rugby / Soccer players etc... as heroes.

These men and women who risk their own lives for their fellow man are the true heroes in our land.

Many years ago I worked for a number of years beside the base in Shannon.
I often remember the dark wet gale force windy evenings these guys would scramble in the old S61.
Those were the evenings everyone else was off home to the comfort of a nice warm fire or to the pub for a few drinks.

But these guys were going out in to the North Atlantic in atrocious conditions to put their lives on the line to rescue some poor soul whose possible only hope of life was them.

They deserve our respect, our admiration and our support not alone at a time like this, but every day in the year.

They are a small tight knit community and this will hit hard.

RobertKK · 14-03-2017 01:05PM

Heroes save lives and usually are ordinary people who are unknown to most people.

Hope the missing are found quickly.

Rescue 116 Missing

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