Night Search And Rescue From Raf Leuchars

EDM number 1189 in 1989-90, proposed by Malcolm Bruce on 27/06/1990.

That this House notes with concern two sea rescue incidents this week which underline the case for re-establishing night search and rescue operations from RAF Leuchars, namely the transfer of a badly scalded crewman from the fishing vessel 'Favourite' by the North Berwick inshore lifeboat and ambulance and the rescue of a member of the Dutch fishing vessel 'Areadne' in a diabetic coma by Aberdeen lifeboat and ambulance transfer, both of which rescues would have been completed in a quarter of the time by helicopter; and calls on the Government to review the position, in view of the minimal economies achieved and the risk to life and limb of continuing without night cover.

This motion has been signed by a total of 6 MPs.