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    Rescue helicopter bowed its nose as a mark of respect to their fallen comrades at R116 memorial event. Credit: Mourne Images

    Hundreds turn out for R116 tribute flotilla despite atrocious weather

    • August 1, 2017

    Thunder and torrential rain were an apt reminder that "SAR don’t wait for good weather to rescue us, they come when we need them..."

    R116 in action

    100 boats to join tribute flotilla in memory of R116 crew

    • July 27, 2017

    One hundred yachts and motorboats have signed up to take part in a tribute flotilla in memory of Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 crew.

    Carlingford Lough, Ireland

    Flotilla in memory of Irish Coast Guard helicoper R116 crew

    • July 5, 2017

    Sailors are invited to join a Flotilla in Carlingford Lough, Ireland in tribute to R116 - the Coast Guard helicopter that crashed with the loss of four crew lives.

    Crew of Rescue 116. Credit: Irish Coast Guard

    Search for missing Rescue 116 crew continues

    • March 15, 2017

    Captain Dara Fitzpatrick was recovered from the scene yesterday and flown to Mayo University hospital Castlebar where sadly she was pronounced dead.

    Caitriona Lucas, Doolin Coast Guard

    Tragic death of volunteer Coast Guard Caitriona Lucas after RIB capsizes

    • September 13, 2016

    The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) regrets to announce that a volunteer member of the Doolin Coast Guard unit lost her life when participating in a search off Kilkee for a…

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