Overview
- The UK Ministry of Defence said the missing person serves with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and confirmed next of kin have been informed as the effort continues.
- A distress alert was received just before 9am on Saturday, hours after the crew member was last seen at about 10:30pm on Friday.
- The vessel was north of Tory Island when the alarm was raised, and the search area spans from Tory Island in Donegal to Eagle Island in Mayo.
- Irish and UK sea assets now include the LÉ George Bernard Shaw, HMS Somerset and a British naval auxiliary ship under the coordination of the Malin Head Coast Guard centre.
- Air support has involved Rescue 120F, Rescue 118 and Irish Air Corps CASA 284, while three RNLI all-weather lifeboats from Ballyglass, Arranmore/Árainn Mhór and Lough Swilly assisted on Saturday.