'Respect is due to the crew'- Widow of R116 crew member welcomes publication of report

Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, and winch men Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby all lost their lives on March 14, 2017.

The family of a crew member killed in the Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 crash have welcomed the publication of the final report into the tragedy and said that they have had “many long and lonely nights" since the accident.

Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, winch operator Paul Ormsby and winchman Ciarán Smith lost their lives while on a rescue mission off the Mayo coast in the early hours of March 14, 2017.