Irish Coast Guard on continued search: ‘Primary aim is to recover our colleagues’

It is a week to the day since the flight came down with four crew on board.

Irish Coast Guard on continued search: ‘Primary aim is to recover our colleagues’

It is hoped a break in the weather today will allow a deep water dive near Mayo in the search for the crew of coast guard helicopter R116.

It comes as the Air Accident Investigation Unit said it has recovered tail wreckage around the Lighthouse on Blackrock island.

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