Overview
- A distress alert was received just before 9am on Saturday from a UK naval support vessel.
- The missing crew member was last seen at approximately 10:30pm on Friday while on board.
- The vessel was north of Tory Island when the alarm was raised, with the search area extending toward Eagle Island in County Mayo.
- Air assets include Coast Guard fixed-wing Rescue 120F from Shannon, Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118 from Sligo, and the Irish Air Corps CASA 284.
- Sea operations involve the support vessel, RNLI all-weather lifeboats from Ballyglass, Arranmore and Lough Swilly, and other vessels, with no identity or outcome disclosed.