text:  Papa <unk> 's most recent <unk> occurred on 9 December 1977 when the Aberdeen trawler Elinor Viking <unk> , <unk> Alec <unk> , <unk> on the <unk> <unk> . The <unk> <unk> came to the scene but was unable to get near enough to rescue the crew because of the sea conditions . At the request of Alec Webster , <unk> Station Officer , <unk> , a volunteer crew in a British Airways <unk> <unk> helicopter from <unk> Airport was <unk> . They managed to <unk> all the boat 's crew to safety within hours of the <unk> , despite the storm force winds . The helicopter crew later received a number of awards for bravery . There was no loss of life , but this incident prompted the building of a lighthouse on the <unk> in 1979 , and may also have been the example required for the formation of the present Search and Rescue helicopter unit , based at <unk> Airport . 
  