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Search for missing crew member off Ireland has ended
The missing crew member of the RFA ''Tidesurge' has not been found, and the relatives been informed by the Ministry of Defence that the search for a missing UK Navy crew member off the north-west coast of Ireland has ended on Nov 16 without results. The crew member was last seen on Nov 14 at about 10.30 p.m. A large-scale multi-agency search has been taking place in the sea off the north-west coast between Tory Island, County Donegal, and Eagle Island, County Mayo.
Search for missing crew member
On Nov 15, 2025, a search was underway off the northwestern Irish Coast for a sailor missing from an RFA vessel, probably the RFA 'Tidesurge'. The man was last seen on Nov 14 at around 10.30 p.m. The Irish Coast Guard, Royal Navy and the RNLI were involved in the SAR operation. The search area was approximately 32 kilometres west of Tory Island off the Donegal coast. Among the vessels participating in the search awere re the Ballyglass lifeboat, Lough Swilly lifeboat and the Arranmore Lifeboat. The Malin Head Coast Guard was co-ordinating the operation between Tory Islandl and Eagle Island, County Mayo. The search from the air wa being conducted by the Coast Guard's fixed-wing plane, Rescue 120F based in Shannon airport, Coast Guard helicopter, Rescue 118, based in Sligo and the Irish Air Corps plane, CASA 284.
UK’s third Tide-class tanker RFA Tidesurge named in South Korea
The third of four Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tide-class tankers has been named in a ceremony at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard in South Korea. RFA Tidesurge was named in a ceremony on August 29, attended by Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Jonathan Woodcock, British ambassador to South Korea Charles Hay and a number of government and company officials. The ship is set to be delivered to UK next year. The lead ship in the class, RFA Tidespring, reached UK waters in April 2017, after a nine-month delay. The second tanker, RFA Tiderace, is currently en route to UK, getting underway from Okpo, South Korea, early August. The Tide-class tankers – RFA Tidespring, RFA Tiderace, RFA Tidesurge and RFA Tideforce – are 201 meters long, have 29 meter beam and displace more than 37,000 tonnes.
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