Eight people rescued off the Sligo coast near Aughris Head
The Sheila & Denis Tongue arriving back at Sligo Bay Lifeboat station. Photo credit: A.Gillen A diving boat with eight divers on board capsized this morning off the Sligo coast near Aughris Head north of Skreen village. One person was airlifted to the A&E Department of Sligo University Hospital while…
Ping discovered from Black Box recorder in search for missing coastguard crew
A ping from the blackbox flight recorder from Rescue 116 has been located. A massive air, sea and shoreline search has been ongoing off the Mayo coast, since the helicopter disappeared from radar screens in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Captain Dara Fitzpatrick was confirmed dead yesterday, but Mark…
Search update: Taoiseach and president lead tributes to Coastguard captain killed off Mayo coast
6pm update: Bundoran RNLI have released a statement of their shock at today’s tragic events: The management and crew of Bundoran RNLI are deeply saddened by today’s tragic events. We have a very close working relationship with the Irish Coast Guard helicopter based at Sligo and train regularly with them.…