Dauphin 248, 10 years later...

Poccington · 02-07-2009 2:04pm #1

This day 10 years ago, the crew of Dauphin 248 died whilst returning from a SAR mission down in Waterford. Although it took far, far too long for these men to be honoured properly, their sacrifice showed exactly the type of men they were and the kind of people we should strive to be.

The crew members of Dauphin 248 are as follows:

Captain David O’Flaherty DSM
Captain Michael Baker DSM
Sergeant Patrick Mooney DSM
Corporal Niall Byrne DSM

"Go Mairidís Beo"

Morpheus · 02-07-2009 2:36pm

RIP lads, I remember playing football with Paddy, true gent of a man.

iceage · 02-07-2009 4:15pm

Tragic lose. RIP.

Friends in T bay and a tight surfing community close to the dunes.

Local-womanizer · 02-07-2009 4:23pm

RIP

I never knew the full story of this until I read about it last year.

Shame so it was.

murphym7 · 02-07-2009 4:38pm

I was on watch on a ship on station at the Kinsale Gas field and heard all of it on channel 16. I could not believe they were asked to escort the trawler to the key wall. I was devastated the next morning. Brother in law is in Air Corp and new the lads well.

Steyr · 02-07-2009 5:11pm

RIP. Go Mairidis Beo.

goldie fish · 05-07-2009 11:21am

murphym7 wrote: »

I was on watch on a ship on station at the Kinsale Gas field and heard all of it on channel 16. I could not believe they were asked to escort the trawler to the key wall. I was devastated the next morning. Brother in law is in Air Corp and new the lads well.

What trawler?

Dauphin 248, 10 years later...

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