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The Irish Coast Guard is part of the Department of Transport in Ireland. The primary roles of the Coast Guard include maritime safety and search and rescue. The Irish Marine Search and Rescue Region i
Seirbhís Chósta um Anam Tharrtáil, Éire (literally "Coast Soul-Saving Service, Ireland") — sign in the National Maritime Museum of Ireland
A IRCG Land Rover on display during National Services Day
A Sikorsky S-92 from CHC Helicopter
Irish Coast Guard station, Doolin
In the early hours of 14 March 2017, a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter operated by CHC Helicopter under contract to the Irish Coast Guard crashed into Blackrock, an offshore lighthouse, while supporting a re
Irish Coast Guard
…Dublin. While EI-ICG was delivered as "factory new" from Sikorsky in the US, the other S-92 aircraft were ex-UK Coastguard equipment. Following the 2017 crash of EI-ICR (Rescue 116), a newer S-92 replacement was sourced by CHC from Australia, and registered as EI-ICS. In mid-2020, the Irish Coast Guard launched a tender for a future…
EI-ICR, the helicopter involved, photographed in 2013
Blackrock