Latest: Fleet of trawlers to search for missing Rescue 116 crewmen as wreckage is brought ashore

Latest: A large fleet of trawlers is being organised to search part of the Atlantic off the northwest coast for the two winchmen missing from crashed Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116.

Latest: Fleet of trawlers to search for missing Rescue 116 crewmen as wreckage is brought ashore
Wed, 05 Apr, 2017 - 08:14

Update 5.30pm: A large fleet of trawlers is being organised to search part of the Atlantic off the northwest coast for the two winchmen missing from crashed Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116.

The wreckage of the Sikorsky S-92 has been brought ashore after being lifted from the seabed on Sunday, nearly three weeks after the accident.

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