This morning, the Skerries Coast Guard team took part in routine winch training with the Coast Guard’s Sikorsky helicopter, R116. R116 was tasked to winch-transfer a search team to St.Patrick’s island. A short time later, R116 then landed on the island and brought the team back to the landing site at Red Island. A second team was taken on board and brought for an area familarisation flight along the local coastline.
Smoke flare deployed at Red Island landing site:
Skerries CG Area Officer briefing R116 pilots and winch crew on their task:
Two of the Skerries team preparing for the winch:
View from flight over Rockabill lighthouse:
