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Irish Coast Guard stayed busy with rescues, other responses in 2020
By Vertical Mag | January 3, 2021
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In an end-of-year commentary, the Irish Coast Guard has highlighted that despite the impact of Covid-19, 2020 proved to be a relatively busy year.
Irish Coast Guard helicopter services are provided under contract by CHC Helicopters Ireland. Lukasz Gancarz Photo
Overall, the Coast Guard coordinated 2,643 incidents, compared to 2,490 incidents in 2019. Activity over February, March and April was the lowest recorded for each of those months over recent years but noticeably picked up in May, with August and September proving to be exceptionally busy.