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SAR facility to close
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SAR facility to close
Due to the SAR contract going to Bristows as posted by pug in the Leconfield thread the SAR detachment at Boulmer will disband and not be replaced . A sumary of these SAR base changes are ;
Culdrose - SAR operation moves to Newquay
Wattisham - moves to Manston
Valley - moves to Caernarfon
Boulmer - SAR operation ending
Portland - closing
Lee-on-the-Solent - not moving
Chivenor - moves to St Athan
Leconfield - moves to Humberside
Lossiemouth - moves to Inverness
Prestwick - not moving
The seas off the north east coast are still very busy with shipping and I would imagine there will be some protests about losing both Boulmer and Leconfield who ably cover the area between them ?
Culdrose - SAR operation moves to Newquay
Wattisham - moves to Manston
Valley - moves to Caernarfon
Boulmer - SAR operation ending
Portland - closing
Lee-on-the-Solent - not moving
Chivenor - moves to St Athan
Leconfield - moves to Humberside
Lossiemouth - moves to Inverness
Prestwick - not moving
The seas off the north east coast are still very busy with shipping and I would imagine there will be some protests about losing both Boulmer and Leconfield who ably cover the area between them ?
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Not just north east coast cover being put at risk but also the Lake District, which can see coverage from Prestwick and Valley on occasion as well as Air Ambulance but relied on Boulmer's helicopter for rescue as well as training with regional Mountain Rescue teams! Looks like Prestwick could have a huge coastal and mountainous area to cover?
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Point taken about Boulmer, 31 years ago involved in a climbing accident near Windermere, the Boulmer Sea King got the casualty to workington intensive care. calculated as being two minutes quicker than by road, but it saved his life in the golden hour.
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The top cover to coordinate any rescue being provided by ? The distance from Inverness/Sumburgh out onto the North Sea to the oil sector? What is the capability of the 189s & 92s to provide that cover. Not in any way making light of recent incidents in the North Sea but this is a crucial area to be providing SAR coverage. There are well documented issues with the EC225s at the moment which hopefully will be resolved but not in the immediate future by the looks of things. They provide a degree of cover with 2 airframes based out on the rigs but many questions & not too many answers.
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You would have thought they would have put one at either Edinburgh, Newcastle or DTV as cover for the North East Sector. same old government posting.php?mode=edit&f=81&p=480339#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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The North Sea oil sector is covered by a pair of Bond Super Pumas under the Jigsaw project. Sure it was them that were major players in the last EC.225 ditching.DJS wrote:The top cover to coordinate any rescue being provided by ? The distance from Inverness/Sumburgh out onto the North Sea to the oil sector? What is the capability of the 189s & 92s to provide that cover. Not in any way making light of recent incidents in the North Sea but this is a crucial area to be providing SAR coverage. There are well documented issues with the EC225s at the moment which hopefully will be resolved but not in the immediate future by the looks of things. They provide a degree of cover with 2 airframes based out on the rigs but many questions & not too many answers.
Where did you get that info from? The whole North Sea sector is having problems with one type and the aircraft filling the gap along with others are S-92s and AW.139s.hornet13 wrote:The reliability of bristows aircraft ain't that good
BTW, its Boulmer that responds to incidents on the River Tay so this affects who backs us up, but there are faster aircraft taking over that are not that far away!
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When are the Sea Kings due to leave RAF Boulmer?
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At the end of September I believe ?Unknown74 wrote:When are the Sea Kings due to leave RAF Boulmer?
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I'm up in that neck of the woods for a few days mid August and again second week in September so it would be nice to get a few photos before it closes down. What will happen to the Phantom on the gate?
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I would imagine that the Phantom will stay as Boulmer will remain operational as a radar station ?stevep22 wrote:What will happen to the Phantom on the gate?
The Phantom's paintwork is looking a bit faded now but it is easily seen from the road side and car parking is not a problem for a few minutes while you take photos .
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Thanks for that David. I hope to call by on at least one occasion and hopefully whilst there get a few snaps of the Sea Kings.
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