ASR west of Ireland, 9/10 June 1990
Just over 25 years ago, a crew from Brawdy (I believe) plucked my brother and his mate out of the oggin west of Ireland, after their yacht struck a submerged object during the two-handed Trans-Atlantic race. iirc, it was quite a way out into the Pond, and the aircraft had to refuel in the ROI before heading out to them.
I'd like to thank that crew, and the Nimrod crew(s?) who kept the yacht company during the poor weather before the extraction was deemed viable - and I sincerely hope that the new-fangled civvy incarnation of the service manages to do as good a job.
As an aside, it made an interesting distraction from the fun of my initial IR, which was slated for the next day.
Thank you, all.
Sepp
Last edited by Sepp; 11th Jun 2015 at 22:02.