Its reported the Government Jet has to be deployed in an emergency medical situation off the Clare Coast as other air corp. aircraft were unavailable.
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The Shannon Irish Coast Guard helicopter was scrambled shortly after ten yesterday morning when a crew member on board a Dutch factory vessel off Loop Head was reported to have fallen ill.
As the Coast Guard helicopter routed to the scene, the Government Learjet 45, was also dispatched to relay communications between the scene and operation co-ordinators back on shore.
The sick crew member was airlifted from the deck of the vessel and taken to Shannon airport from where he was transported by ambulance to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick for treatment.
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