SAR demo cork sat 19th 1400hrs

[ZULU]

there is a huge SAR display on in cobh on sat 19th june at 1400hrs. Multiple rnli assets from munster region, coast guard, mobile command unit launch and naval service in attendance.

[derfel_ie]

I'll be taking photos from the pier - RTE will have coverage of it.

[Goldie fish]

Thanks for headsup.

[derfel_ie]

I got a run down of the events of the day earlier.

roughly every ten minutes they'll do something .
there should be 2 helicopters, multiple lifeboats (ballycotton and crosshaven)
a casa should to a lifeboat drop and a couple of passes
a pyrotechnics display from Aisling, cliff rescue will simulate a car crash on the high road
and a mate of mine will "lose" a man overboard to be rescued by lifeboat and winched to a chopper. that's if I remembered it all right anyway

[Goldie fish]

Eithne was the NS vessel on site. Very impressive show. Vid to follow.

[derfel_ie]

Eithne was the NS vessel on site. Very impressive show. Vid to follow.

yeah, I must have misheard when my mate gave me the rundown on what would be happening.
I've a ton of video and photos to go online - here's a teaser.

[wat flies dies]

Great end to the day with all the craft in front of the promenade.....very impressive to watch, great crowd out. Well done to all involved

[derfel_ie]

right, some more.

Waterford and shannon helicopters fly past to open the event:


Air Corps Casa 253 follows them:


Eithne fires up the water cannon:


Next Eithne fires a smoke flare from the bows:


Parachute flares from Eithne (that I totally fail to track with the camera)


and the best of all, another flyby by the helicopter, some footage of Eithne, the lifeboats and the Casa again.

[derfel_ie]

Waterford and Shannon coast guard rescue helicopters:


Rescue 115 passed Eithne, Crosshaven Coastguard in foreground:


Casa about to drop a liferaft:


If you must fall overboard, do it with a cameraman and two lifeboats nearby


I want to make a joke about marksmanship here:


whee:

lots more here.

[warthog]

Brilliant shots!! looks like it was a great day

[Goldie fish]

Ah. that was you with the tripod? I'm in most of your shots....

[derfel_ie]

Ah. that was you with the tripod? I'm in most of your shots....

yeah, I was over near the naval pier - one camera on tripod and one hand held.
If you were on one of the boats and want shots of it - I have a lot more that I didn't put online.

[Goldie fish]

I was on the Naval Pier.

[FoxtrotRK]

We witnessed a real rescue when a child's baseball cap fell in the water and one of the RNLI RIBs plucked it out for his father.

Tragedy averted!

[Goldie fish]

We witnessed a real rescue when a child's baseball cap fell in the water and one of the RNLI RIBs plucked it out for his father.

Tragedy averted!

There is no greater trauma than the loss of a childs favourite cap...