Coast Guard helicopter crew appeals for clarity amid 'uncertainty' over transfer of services

A spokesperson for Bristow Ireland confirmed to the Irish Examiner that a date for the Sligo base transition was 'being finalised'.

One of the country’s four Irish Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter crews has made a public plea to find out what is happening to their rescue service on Friday.    

The crew of Rescue 118, based in Sligo Airport, took the highly unusual step this week of publicly appealing for information online as the deadline for their transfer of services from current helicopter contractor CHC Ireland to Bristow Ireland looms within the next 24 hours.