Atlantic rescue mission for Chivenor's Sea King

CHIVENOR S Search and Rescue helicopter was involved in an international rescue on Sunday night. The RAF Sea King flew to a tanker 250 nautical miles off west coast of Ireland to aid a 21-year-old cadet in need of urgent hospital treatment. The Eagle Tu

CHIVENOR'S Search and Rescue helicopter was involved in an "international" rescue on Sunday night.

The RAF Sea King flew to a tanker 250 nautical miles off west coast of Ireland to aid a 21-year-old cadet in need of urgent hospital treatment.

The Eagle Tucson tanker was on passage from the USA to Europe and was mid Atlantic when the cadet began to suffer from suspected appendicitis.