Irish and British coast guard involved in medical evacuation of man off south west coast

Valentia Coast Guard Marine Rescue Coordination Centre (MRSC) and British colleagues co-ordinate the medevac of a casualty from a merchant vessel 120 miles off the south west Coast.

The coast guard The coast guard based at Valentia and Shannon has helped the British coast guard co-ordinate the medevac of a casualty from a merchant vessel 120 miles off Ireland's south west coast.

The mission was conducted on Wednesday by the Shannon-based Coast Guard Helicopter R115 with top cover support provided by a British Coastguard fixed-wing aircraft.