Rescue 116

[Sparky42]

Evidence (unfortunately) and if it was to prevent another accident

I'm not debating the value in terms of preventing another accident, I just meant in terms of the Papers/sites when there's still two crew missing. Would they be using nav data supplied by the State or a third party?

[DeV]

Not sure printing the final conversations really helps anything, though I'm surprised that the Stack (having a Lighthouse) wasn't in their system.

Evidence (unfortunately) and if it was to prevent another accident

[Sparky42]

Prelim AAIU report

http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/fil...RELIMINARY.pdf

Not sure printing the final conversations really helps anything, though I'm surprised that the Stack (having a Lighthouse) wasn't in their system.

[DeV]

Prelim AAIU report

http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/report-attachments/REPORT%202017-006%20PRELIMINARY.pdf

[na grohmiti]

Wreckage of the aircraft has been raised to the surface, unfortunately there is no sign of the other 2 crew.

[Sparky42]

they tried hard to get a ship for this type of ops and could be a dive/patrol/heavy lift/... ,, but as usual ,, a fool in an office said no ,,,,,

Do you mean the EPV/MPV hull? As far as I know nobody said no to that (outside of hey there's a massive economic crash to deal with) and that it's still going to replace Eithne...

[danno]

Maybe its fear of what would come with the territory of having such a unit, by whom one can only speculate.

[golden rivet]

Despite the advent of the P60's the NS have the people but not any actual unit that can undertake the recovery task.

they tried hard to get a ship for this type of ops and could be a dive/patrol/heavy lift/... ,, but as usual ,, a fool in an office said no ,,,,,

[danno]

Despite the advent of the P60's the NS have the people but not any actual unit that can undertake the recovery task.

[na grohmiti]

Was on that tug when she first arrived in Cork. Occasionally did relief for Alex. Very impressive (spotlessly clean) machinery space. Twin VSPs. Normally operates the Whiddy terminal.

[Brian McGrath]

Cork Port tug Ocean Challenger formally the Thrax has been tasked to the area to help in the recovery

Ocean Challenger tug has left Castletownbere to assist in recovery of #Rescue116 wreckage

The 35 metre Ocean Challenger tug, operated by Bere Island based salvage experts Atlantic Towage & Marine, has departed Castletownbere Harbour tonight bound for Blacksod Bay to assist in the operation to recover the main wreckage of Rescue 116 and according to Marine Traffic is expected on scene over the weekend to join the Naval Diving Team currently on site..

Search co-ordinators have indicated that they now plan to lift the wreckage to the surface using the Ocean Challenger and other vessels on scene over the weekend when swells ease.

Naval Service divers will assist in the effort, which will allow for the inspection of an area below the helicopter that has been inaccessible since the crash over two weeks ago.

Plans to move the wreckage of Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter 116 using inflatable lifting bags were abandoned in recent days due to the large swell conditions at sea.

The mid sized tug will be positioned directly above the site, so the five-tonne wreckage can be taken from the water from a depth of 40 metres.

In 2014 Atlantic Towage & Marine successfully retrieved the 4 tonne keel of the yacht Rambler 100 from a depth of 75 metres off the Fastnet Rock in similar conditions to the Rescue 116 accident site at Blackrock island..

[GoneToTheCanner]

A lot of the airframe is made up of light weight composites/insulation blankets/plastics and so on and that stuff will continue to appear for months. Lighter metal objects will be pushed along by seabed currents or even dragged by fishing nets. magnesium parts will rot away.

[DeV]

According to the news a surface search along the NW coastline is ongoing given that a certain timeline has passed.

Apparently wreckage has already made it to Donegal

[danno]

According to the news a surface search along the NW coastline is ongoing given that a certain timeline has passed.

[Herald]

RIP.