A Coast Guard rescue helicopter is among the vessels searching for a UK naval crew member off the Donegal coast. At 9am on Saturday morning, the Irish Coast Guard’s Malin Head centre received a distress alert from a UK naval support vessel reporting that a crew member was missing. Malin Head Coast Guard is co-ordinating the search along the coast between Tory Island off Donegal and Eagle Island, Co Mayo. A Coast Guard fixed-wing plane and rescue helicopter are conducting a search from the air alongside an Irish Air Corps plane. A UK naval support vessel and three RNLI all-weather lifeboats are also aiding the search at sea, alongside other vessels.

Source: The Irish Times November 15, 2025 17:36 UTC