Hopes High That Missing Rescue 116 Crew Will Be Recovered Within Hours
Hope is high in Blacksod county Mayo that the missing crew of Rescue 116 will be recovered in the coming hours.
Yesterday search teams got a break in the weather and were able to put a remotely operated vehicle into the water where it found the wreckage of the helicopter.
The coastguard navy and other units are now hoping for the weather to lift further today and tomorrow - to allow divers to get down to the chopper which is sitting on the ocean floor about 40 metres below the surface.
Fergus Sweeney is a photojournalist in the area he says locals are hoping the families involved will be able to bring the crew home:
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