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Channel Islands Air Search 1980 - 2008 - 28 Years of Search & Rescue Service |
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Search Summary 1999Searches undertaken during 1999 are listed below:-Search 01/99 6 March The aircraft was flying on a training mission when an emergency locator beacon was reported by Brest air traffic control. The estimated position given by satellite was some 12 miles west of Guernsey. A 2 hour search located several fishing vessels in the area but no further signal was received by any station. Search 02/99 25 March A search of the cliffs and water around Jerbourg was carried out as a result of a police report of the finding of a back pack in the area, but no casualty was found. Search 03/99 23 April A search was carried out at the request of the French rescue service CrossCo following reports of a sailing boat missing en route from Roscoff to Port Blanc. A 4 hour search revealed no casualty. Search 04/99 13 May A yacht participating in a race from Morlaix to Guernsey reported a man overboard, but subsequently recovered him successfully. This search in darkness would have been greatly facilitated by the availability of FLIR on the aircraft. Search 05/99 25 July A search, commenced at first light, for a man reported overboard from the ferry “Varangerfjord” was carried out for a total of 41/2 hours. The availability of FLIR on the aircraft would have enabled it to carry out an effective night time search which could have commenced some 8 hours earlier. Search 06/99 5 September The aircraft spent 11/2 hours searching for a yacht reported missing from St Malo. Due to the poor visibility much of the search was carried out very effectively by radar. Once again FLIR would have permitted an even more effective search to be carried out. Search 07/99 27 October Aircraft involved in successful rescue of two people from life-raft after their fishing-boat sank north of the Casquets. Search 09/99 A search was carried out following the reported sighting of a red flare between Fort Grey and Les Hanois. The St John Ambulance inshore lifeboat also took part in this search, but no casualty was found. Search 10/99 Following the reported sinking of an Alderney fishing vessel, whose crew had taken to a life-raft, the aircraft identified the life-raft within 20 minutes of take-off and assisted the Alderney lifeboat in its location. The 2 crew members were taken aboard the lifeboat. Search 11/99 Following a mobile phone call from an inflatable vessel reported to be in difficulties off the north coast of Jersey, a search was carried out of the area of Les Ecrehous towards the French coast. A French helicopter searched the French coastline. The vessel was subsequently found beached on the French coast. |
The Queen's award for Voluntary Service 2005
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