Provides 24 hour SAR coverage for the UK SRR Shetland District at 15 minutes readiness. Following award of 2013 Bristow GAP SAR contract, the SAR service handed over from CHC to Bristow, in preparation for transition into the full 2015 contract arrangements with a pair of S-92 from 2017.
News of Shetland District
1,000th Mission for Bristow SAR Sumburgh, 21-Feb-20 : #Sumburgh HM Coastguard Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter base at Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands, Scotland completed its 1,000 mission since operated by the civilian service (Bristow) from 2013
Bristow Sumburgh SAR Completes 500 mission, 16-Dec-16 : HM Coastguard search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service of Sumburgh, in Shetland off the Scottish coast, passed the 500 missions milestone since operated by Bristow from July 2013
Bristow SAR Third Anniversary in Northern Scotland, 29-Jul-16 : Bristow’s Gap SAR search and rescue contract celebrates third anniversary from Sumburgh and Stornoway in Northern Scotland with more than 900 missions with the S-92 helicopters
UK Sumburgh SAR 335 Taskings in First Two Years, 09-Sep-15 : HM Coast Guard Sumburgh search and rescue (SAR) helicopter base responded to 335 taskings in the first two years under Bristow operation.
Bristow UK SAR Bases with Airbox Panda, 13-May-15 : Bristow Helicopters will use Airbox Panda mission visualisation platform at SAR bases in Sumburgh and Stornoway enabling safe flight and route planning and execution
G-BDOC : Bristow owned and operated G-BDOC was assigned to Sumburgh in Jan 1985, as+ : Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf of HM Coastguard. In+
G-BDOC : Bristow Mar76-Sep10 : in SAR-Meet 2009 at Leeuwarden AB, Netherlands N426GE : US State Dept Nov11-2016? N765AW : EP Aviation Sep16-Jan20 - N765AW : Clayton International Inc at Peachtree City, GA by Feb20 : pictured with N493WR and N471WR in storage at Peachtree City, GA : Feb/Nov 2020 for sale Sikorsky S61N 1976 - Price: $1,200,000 Flight hours:+
G-MCGA : HM Coastguard Jan13, operated by Bristow, Sumburgh/Stornoway : Feb13 Based at Inverness airport for line training before delivery to Sumb+ : Originally purchased for the 'Gap' SAR contract (North) and was at Sumburg+
N166J : Sikorsky 2011 G-MCGA : Bristow Jan13-May18 LN-OIE : Bristow Norway from May18 : on the old AIS MMSI at Hammerfest : Bristow Rescue
G-MCGB : Originally purchased for 'Gap' SAR contract. Deployed at the Sumburgh SAR +
N167G : Sikorsky 2011 G-MCGB : Bristow from Feb13, GAP SAR contract.
d/d 23feb13 Aberdeen : pictured (pic1) outfitted for transporting Coronavirus cases : pictured (pic2) with G-MCGC at Aberdeen, both former Coastguard GAP aircra+
G-MCGC : pictured (pic2) incoming to home base at Sumburgh : Oscar Charlie Helicopter Naming Ceremony at Sumburgh, Shetlands
N169F : Sikorsky 2011 G-MCGC : Bristow from Apr13, for Coast Guard Bristow : Bristow, oil and gas service : pictured (pic3) at Aberdeen airport, Scotland, HMCG Titles removed operati+