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EI/CZN Rescuse 115, High over Galway City

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  • 23-10-2007 11:12pm
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    Steyr
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    Just thought id share a picture of one of the Shannon based Irish Coast Guard Sikorsky S61N's over Galway City doing location training and approaches into Galway Regional Hospital last Friday at 10:38AM.

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    JohnCleary
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    I've a few pics of it hovering over my boat during the summer doing some training drills, this is the only one I could find that i'd uploaded:

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    sgthighway
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    They did a big rescue at the weekend. Some Chinaman on a fishing boat got a 6 inch hook stuck in his head and was dragged over the deck.


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    Karl Hungus
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    sgthighway wrote: »
    They did a big rescue at the weekend. Some Chinaman on a fishing boat got a 6 inch hook stuck in his head and was dragged over the deck.

    Stuck in his HEAD?! :eek:

    What happened to him?


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    sgthighway
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    JAPANESE CREWMAN COMFORTABLE ATLANTIC SEA RESCUE
    Mon 22nd October 2007
    A Japanese fisherman is recovering at University Hospital Galway after a 25-hour sea rescue ordeal off the West coast

    The 34-year old was putting out lines on a tuna vessel 360 miles out in the Atlantic when a six inch fish hook became embedded in his head on Saturday morning.

    http://www.galwaynews.ie/1688-japanese-crewman-comfortable-atlantic-sea-rescue


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    Zzippy
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    Steyr wrote: »
    Just thought id share a picture of one of the Shannon based Irish Coast Guard Sikorsky S61N's over Galway City doing location training and approaches into Galway Regional Hospital last Friday at 10:38AM.

    Was wondering what they were at alright. Great to see them, but every time I do I'm hoping its not on active duty, hadn't heard anything on the VHF in the office so presumed it was training drills alright


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    leninbenjamin
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    that wouldn't be a fishman from one of those Japanese vessels that illegally fish our waters would it now?


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    sgthighway
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    I know you cannot put a price on someones life but does anyone know the costs to running this service or do you get billed for it.

    I heard before; Shannon to Inis Boffin to University Hospital Galway costs €5000. This would be for the likes of an Islander having a Heart Attack.


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    JohnCleary
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    Galwayguy99 wrote: »
    Was wondering what they were at alright. Great to see them, but every time I do I'm hoping its not on active duty, hadn't heard anything on the VHF in the office so presumed it was training drills alright

    Training drills are still communicated on Ch 16, I often hear them. However I never hear the helicopter when im on the Corrib. I guess the helicopter is transmitting at low wattage

    And yes, these helicopters are damn expensive to run. I also heard somewhere in the 5k region per rescue. As said above, can't put a price on a life though. If I ever needed the services of the RNLI/Coastguard i'd be inclined to make a contribution... but 5k :eek:


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    Steyr
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    sgthighway wrote: »
    I know you cannot put a price on someones life but does anyone know the costs to running this service or do you get billed for it.

    I dont think you pay the bill. They are Operated by CHC Canada on behalf of the Irish Coast Guard ( IRCG ) and The Dept Of Transport/Marine.


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    Zzippy
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    leninbenjamin wrote: »
    that wouldn't be a fishman from one of those Japanese vessels that illegally fish our waters would it now?

    The boat was 360 miles out in the Atlantic - our territorial waters extend out to 200 miles, so they weren't fishing illegally in our waters. Whether they were fishing illegally is another matter.....


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    leninbenjamin
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    Galwayguy99 wrote: »
    The boat was 360 miles out in the Atlantic - our territorial waters extend out to 200 miles, so they weren't fishing illegally in our waters. Whether they were fishing illegally is another matter.....

    yeah, but what i've been told a lot of japanese do with their vessels when fishing for tuna around that area is extend their lines very far out, so they sit close to the edge of our waters but have their lines extended into our territory due to the north Atlantic drift... 160 miles doesn't add up though...


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    Zzippy
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    leninbenjamin wrote: »
    yeah, but what i've been told a lot of japanese do with their vessels when fishing for tuna around that area is extend their lines very far out, so they sit close to the edge of our waters but have their lines extended into our territory due to the north Atlantic drift... 160 miles doesn't add up though...

    That would be one hell of a longline!
    It wouldn't really work that way anyway, longlines wouldn't really drift with the current as you describe, they are towed into position and follow the path of the boat. Even if the boat was steaming along the very edge of the territorial limit the lines wouldn't drift much inside the limit.
    But you're kinda right, Japanese boats have been known to fish illegally inside our waters before, think one or two may have been arrested in the past.


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    Mrs OBumble
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    What do you think of this one, hovering over the ferry out to Inis Mor a couple of weeks ago?


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    Steyr
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    JustMary wrote: »
    What do you think of this one, hovering over the ferry out to Inis Mor a couple of weeks ago?


    Thats a cracking shot, well done!


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    big b
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    sgthighway wrote: »
    I know you cannot put a price on someones life but does anyone know the costs to running this service or do you get billed for it.

    I heard before; Shannon to Inis Boffin to University Hospital Galway costs €5000. This would be for the likes of an Islander having a Heart Attack.


    That'd be about right.

    Couple of years ago, a 3.5 hour round trip for a Super Puma to a North Sea oil rig was about 5K sterling.

    Seeing those S61 pics brought back lots of memories of slow,noisy & shuddering trips offshore.


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