A major international conference on search and rescue will take place later this year in Killiney, Co. Dublin is being organised by the Irish Coast Guard in partnership with the UK-based Sheppard Group.

The Search and Rescue 2012 conference on March 15th and 16th will bring Coast Guard representatives from across Europe and the US, along with a range of other search and rescue experts. More than 200 delegates are expected to attend.

One of the keynote presentations will be from the Italian Coast Guard, which is attending in order to discuss the recent tragic incident of the Costa Concordia.

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