A fleet of fishing boats will sweep the Donegal coast tomorrow for the two missing Irish Coast Guard members Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith.
Three weeks ago, the Rescue 116 helicopter crashed off the Mayo coast.
Senior pilot Dara Fitzpatrick (45) and co-pilot Mark Duffy (51) were the first two confirmed casualties of the Dublin-based Sikorsky S-92 crash in the early hours of March 14th.
Tomorrow, a host of vessels will scan the west coast.
The co-ordinated search will set out from the island 13km west of the Mullet Island and will extend up to Arranmore.
Three fishing organisations have emphasised that safety must be paramount in the search, following an appeal for the fishing industry’s detailed knowledge of the coast by Ciarán Smith’s sister, Orla, earlier this week.
“It is the least we can do for the Irish Coast Guard, which has done so much for us,” Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) chief executive Sean O’Donoghue said.
A total of 12 boats will leave Killybegs this evening in preparation for tomorrow’s search.
They will be joined by smaller vessels from around the coast.
The Malin Head Coast Guard is planning a search pattern for tomorrow.
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