Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 48761
Rescue Services: Shetland
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Question
Torcuil Crichton
Labour — Na h-Eileanan an Iar
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Marine Coastguard Agency plan to replace the Sikorsky s92 Search and Rescue helicopter with the Augusta Westland 189 at (a) Stornoway and (b) Sumburgh coastguard base.
Answer
Mike KaneAs set out in the contract for the Second Generation Search and Rescue Aviation programme, search and rescue helicopter provision will transition from the Sikorsky S92 to the Leonardo AW189 in Quarter 4 of 2026 at Stornoway, and in Quarter 1 of 2027 at Su...
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