Rescue 118 responds to major incident off Mayo coast



Sligo-based Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118 assisted in a major multi-agency operation off the Mayo coast on Friday afternoon which saw a casualty transferred to the care of the HSE.

 

The alert was raised after a casualty had become seriously ill on a German registered fishing vessel 111 miles west of Erris Head.

 

Malin Head Coast Guard, the UK Coastguard and Dublin-based 116 also assisted in the mission.

 

The casualty patient was winched onboard and transported to Sligo by Rescue 118.



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