Coast Guard completes medical evacuation off coast of Erris
Irish Coast Guard Helicopter.
Malin Head Coast Guard Coordination Centre, in conjunction with colleagues in the UK Coastguard and the Norwegian Coast Guard, today coordinated the medical evacuation of a seriously ill casualty from a Norwegian fishing vessel 160 miles west of Erris Head, Co Mayo.
The evacuation was conducted by Dublin-based Coast Guard Helicopter R116.
The Shannon-based Coast Guard Helicopter R115 was tasked as a secondary support asset and shadowed R116 during the mission.
The casualty was winched onboard R116 at 12.50pm and was transported to University Hospital Galway where they were transferred into the care of the HSE.
