Crew of crashed Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 remembered in flotilla

Nearly 100 boats have taken part in a cross-border flotilla on Carlingford Lough in memory of the crew of a rescue helicopter which crashed off the County Mayo coast.

Crew of crashed Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 remembered in flotilla

Nearly 100 boats have taken part in a cross-border flotilla on Carlingford Lough in memory of the crew of a rescue helicopter which crashed off the County Mayo coast.

Four wreaths were laid by representatives of those killed and red and white roses were also placed in the water. The vessels were played into Carlingford marina by a piper.

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