A Day in the Life at an Irish Coast Guard Helicopter Base 

The Coast Guard is rarely far from the news columns here in Ireland.
And the Coast Guard helicopter service is something of an emblem for the lifesavers - the huge machines with their red-and-white livery make for an iconic camera shot when news crews are covering the kind of drama that sees the aircraft deployed.
Not much is known about those who man the machines though. So we took a trip down to the Coast Guard base at Waterford Airport to try and get a feel for what goes on.
Full article: jrnl.ie/2958906f
Reporting by Cianan Brennan
Video by Jordan Kavanagh
Special thanks to:
Mark McDermott and the crew of the Coast Guard's Helicopter based in Waterford
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