According to The Mirror:
A Sea King helicopter, with the 30-year-old Prince onboard, was scrambled from RAF Valley on Anglesey, north Wales, just a few hours in to the New Year.
The four-man helicopter crew battled 50 mile per hour winds while lifeboats crashed through five foot waves in the darkness – but they were unable to locate the man.
Prince William’s base at Anglesey was one of the RAF’s 12 coastal stations on round-the-clock duty throughout Christmas and New Year.
One RAF source said:” William is very much part of a team that regularly makes sacrifices to save lives.”
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