An Irish Coast Guard helicopter. Photo: Steve Humphreys.
The Irish Coast Guard are leading a search off the northwest coast for a crew member missing from a UK Naval support vessel.
The Coast Guard’s marine rescue coordination centre in Malin Head, Co Donegal, received a distress alert from the vessel at around 9am this morning.
The alarm was raised for the missing crew member, who was last seen at around 10.30pm last night.
The Irish Coast Guard, the Irish Air Corps, the RNLI, the naval vessel and others are involved in the search.
When the alert was raised, the vessel was north of Donegal’s Tory Island.
An Irish Coast Guard helicopter. Photo: Steve Humphreys.
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The Malin Head Coast Guard are coordinating a search for the missing crew person in the sea off the northwest coast between Tory Island and Eagle Island in Co Mayo.
A search from the air is being conducted by the Coast Guard’s Rescue 120F plane, based in Shannon Airport, Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118, based in Sligo, and the Irish Air Corps plane, CASA 284.
“A search is also being co-ordinated at sea by the UK Naval support vessel and 3 RNLI all weather lifeboats based at Ballyglass, Arranmore Island and Lough Swilly,” a spokesperson said.
“Other vessels of opportunity are also involved in the search.”