Coast Guard airlift injured fisherman in three-hour mission off west coast of Ireland

The Coast Guard have rescued an injured fisherman from a fishing trawler nearly 300 kilometres off the west coast.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2016 - 11:38

The Coast Guard have rescued an injured fisherman from a fishing trawler nearly 300 kilometres off the west coast.

The Shannon based Irish Coast Guard helicopter, Rescue 115, started a three-hour mission just before 9am in "challenging" conditions with winds of more than 30 Knots or 56 km/h.

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