| Sat 11 Aug Exercise: Cliff Rescue Training carried out based on scenario of cliff faller at nose of Howth. Sat 11 Aug Incident: 62/17 Details: Heli Landing – Beaumont CG Rescue 118 (Sligo) Assets Tasked: CG R118, CG (Howth), DFB, NAS Outcome: Site Cleared. Patient transferred to Ambulance. Sun 12 Aug Incident: 63/17 Details: Concern for Kayaker – Sutton Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth) Outcome: No assistance required. Sat/Sun 11/12 Aug Exercise: Boat Training Course. 2 members training as Boat Crew in Howth CG Station.. Exercise: Medical Training. 5 members training in Clogherhead CG Station. |  |
 24 July
Incident: 56/17 Details: EPIRB Activation in North Dublin. Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth) Outcome: Area investigated. False Alarm. 24 July Incident: 57/17 Details: Report of children drifting out to Sea off Dollymount Beach on inflatable toy. Assets Tasked: CG (Howth), RNLI ILB (Dun Laoghaire) Outcome: CG personnel very quickly on scene to find children returning safely to shore. 25 July Incident: 58/17 Details: Heli Landing – Beaumont CG Rescue 118 (Sligo) Assets Tasked: CG R118, CG IRT (Howth), DFB, NAS Outcome: Site Cleared. Patient transferred to Ambulance. 25 July Incident: 59/17 Details: Person in the Water, Howth Harbour Assets Tasked: CG (Howth), RNLI ILB (Howth) Outcome: Person recovered by member of the public. No further assistance required.  17 July |
 | Local Incident Ref: 31/2017 Incident Date & Time: 10/05/17 22:00 Situation: Several Distress Flares observed in Dublin Bay. Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), CG (Dun Laoghaire), RNLI (Dun Laoghaire), AGS. Outcome: Coastal area searched. Nothing to report. |
| We remember our colleague, Sean, who left us three years ago. Our thoughts are with Caitriona and Sean Jack. 2am the pager sounds Not known what is to be found A long night of rescue is ahead Maybe not making it back to bed Early hours returning to base Call is over but the ropes they need a new face Finally as dawn starts to break the work is done You get to go home to see the rising son Though you may now wander new lands We will never forget your hands Rest now on that cloud For you have made us proud Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. |  |
Incident Update Week – 7th May
Local Incident Ref: 30/2017
Incident Date & Time: 07/05/17 22:00
Situation: Lights observed off Howth coast.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Area searched. Nothing to report.
Local Incident Ref: 29/2017
Incident Date & Time: 01/05/17 14:00
Situation: Safe Water Marker at Malahide broke free
Assets Tasked: CG Boat (Howth)
Outcome: Marker towed to Howth Harbour.
Local Incident Ref: 28/2017
Incident Date & Time: 01/05/17 12:00
Situation: Boat observed to be in difficulty off Malahide.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), RNLI ALB & ILB (Howth)
Outcome: Vessel with steering difficulties towed to Howth Harbour by ALB.
Incident Update Week – 30th April
Local Incident Ref: 27/2017
Incident Date & Time: 29/04/17 14:00
Situation: Kite Surfer injured on Dollymount Beach. DFB paramedics requiring assistance with extraction.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), DFB (North Strand, Phibsboro), DCC Parks (Dollymount)
Outcome: Casualty extracted successfully by CG jeep to waiting DFB ambulance.
Local Incident Ref: 30/2017
Incident Date & Time: 07/05/17 22:00
Situation: Lights observed off Howth coast.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Area searched. Nothing to report.
Local Incident Ref: 29/2017
Incident Date & Time: 01/05/17 14:00
Situation: Safe Water Marker at Malahide broke free
Assets Tasked: CG Boat (Howth)
Outcome: Marker towed to Howth Harbour.
Local Incident Ref: 28/2017
Incident Date & Time: 01/05/17 12:00
Situation: Boat observed to be in difficulty off Malahide.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), RNLI ALB & ILB (Howth)
Outcome: Vessel with steering difficulties towed to Howth Harbour by ALB.
Incident Update Week – 30th April
Local Incident Ref: 27/2017
Incident Date & Time: 29/04/17 14:00
Situation: Kite Surfer injured on Dollymount Beach. DFB paramedics requiring assistance with extraction.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), DFB (North Strand, Phibsboro), DCC Parks (Dollymount)
Outcome: Casualty extracted successfully by CG jeep to waiting DFB ambulance.
| Incident Date & Time: 20/04/17 20:00 Situation: Reports of possible flares off Howth Harbour Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth) Outcome: False Alarm Good Intent. |  |
Local Incident Ref: 26/2017
Incident Date & Time: 16/04/17 15:00
Situation: While on exercise the Irish Coast Guard boat from Howth was alerted to a drifting Kayak with no one on board on the south side of Irelands Eye. The crew initiated search procedures and alerted the Dublin Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre of the situation. The Howth RNLI boat inshore lifeboat, also on exercise, were monitoring radio communications and responded to assist.
Within 2 minutes of the Coast Guard crew being alerted to the incident 2 causalities were located standing on top of an offshore rock, sound of the island. The Coast Guard boat made an approach and recovered the causalities that were unharmed.
While this incident had a happy result, the outcome could have been very different. Neither of the kayakers had any communications or means of signalling for distress, only for a passing tourist boat spotting their drifting kayak no one would have been aware of their dangerous situation.
Assets Tasked: CG Boat (Howth), RNLI ILB (Howth).
Local Incident Ref: 25/2017
Incident Date & Time: 14/04/17 13:00
Situation: CG Helicopter inbound for Beaumont Hospital with inter hospital transfer.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), DFB (Kilbarrack), NAS (Swords).
Outcome: Team stood down on route. Helicopter transferred to Dublin Airport.
Incident Date & Time: 16/04/17 15:00
Situation: While on exercise the Irish Coast Guard boat from Howth was alerted to a drifting Kayak with no one on board on the south side of Irelands Eye. The crew initiated search procedures and alerted the Dublin Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre of the situation. The Howth RNLI boat inshore lifeboat, also on exercise, were monitoring radio communications and responded to assist.
Within 2 minutes of the Coast Guard crew being alerted to the incident 2 causalities were located standing on top of an offshore rock, sound of the island. The Coast Guard boat made an approach and recovered the causalities that were unharmed.
While this incident had a happy result, the outcome could have been very different. Neither of the kayakers had any communications or means of signalling for distress, only for a passing tourist boat spotting their drifting kayak no one would have been aware of their dangerous situation.
Assets Tasked: CG Boat (Howth), RNLI ILB (Howth).
Local Incident Ref: 25/2017
Incident Date & Time: 14/04/17 13:00
Situation: CG Helicopter inbound for Beaumont Hospital with inter hospital transfer.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), DFB (Kilbarrack), NAS (Swords).
Outcome: Team stood down on route. Helicopter transferred to Dublin Airport.
 | Local Incident Ref: 24/2017 Incident Date & Time: 07/04/17 19:00 Situation: CG Rescue 118 inbound from Sligo General for Beaumont Hospital with inter hospital transfer. Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), DFB (Kilbarrack), NAS (Swords). Outcome: Site prepared; smoke deployed; patient transferred. IRT stood down from LZ at 21.00 and returned to station. |
Local Incident Ref: 23/2017
Incident Date & Time: 27/03/17 13:00
Situation: Gardai requesting assistance on Howth Head
Assets Tasked: CG (Howth), RNLI (Howth)
Local Incident Ref: 22/2017
Incident Date & Time: 26/03/17 07:00
Situation: R118 inbound from Donegal with patient to Beaumont for transfer to Mater Hospital.
Assets Tasked: CG R118 (Sligo), CG IRT (Howth), DFB (Kilbarrack), NAS (Swords)
Incident Date & Time: 27/03/17 13:00
Situation: Gardai requesting assistance on Howth Head
Assets Tasked: CG (Howth), RNLI (Howth)
Local Incident Ref: 22/2017
Incident Date & Time: 26/03/17 07:00
Situation: R118 inbound from Donegal with patient to Beaumont for transfer to Mater Hospital.
Assets Tasked: CG R118 (Sligo), CG IRT (Howth), DFB (Kilbarrack), NAS (Swords)
Local Incident Ref: 19/2017
Incident Date & Time: 13/03/17 18:00.
Situation: Helicopter Crash in Carlingford, Co Louth. Beaumont Landing site to be prepared, R116 Inbound with pilot.
Assets Tasked:
Crash site: CG (Greenore), CG R116 (Dublin), Fire Service (Louth), NAS, AGS.
Beaumont: CG IRT- (Howth), DFB (Kilbarrack), NAS (Swords).
Outcome: Landing Site Cleared, Patient transferred to ambulance.
Local Incident Ref: 20/2017
Incident Date & Time: 16/03/17 08:00
Situation: Boat reporting taken on water off Howth Head, exact position unknown.
Assets Tasked: CG (Howth), RNLI (Howth)
Outcome: Search carried out. Hoax Call.
Local Incident Ref: 21/2017
Incident Date & Time: 16/03/17 11:15
Situation: Kite Surfer in difficulty on Dollymount Beach.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), RNLI (Dun Laoghaire)
Outcome: RNLI recovered surfer and brought him to shore to CG unit.
Local Incident Ref: 21/2017
Incident Date & Time: 16/03/17 11:30
Situation: 999 caller reported Kite Surfer in difficulty at Sutton
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), RNLI (Dun Laoghaire)
Outcome: False Alarm Good Intentions
Incident Date & Time: 13/03/17 18:00.
Situation: Helicopter Crash in Carlingford, Co Louth. Beaumont Landing site to be prepared, R116 Inbound with pilot.
Assets Tasked:
Crash site: CG (Greenore), CG R116 (Dublin), Fire Service (Louth), NAS, AGS.
Beaumont: CG IRT- (Howth), DFB (Kilbarrack), NAS (Swords).
Outcome: Landing Site Cleared, Patient transferred to ambulance.
Local Incident Ref: 20/2017
Incident Date & Time: 16/03/17 08:00
Situation: Boat reporting taken on water off Howth Head, exact position unknown.
Assets Tasked: CG (Howth), RNLI (Howth)
Outcome: Search carried out. Hoax Call.
Local Incident Ref: 21/2017
Incident Date & Time: 16/03/17 11:15
Situation: Kite Surfer in difficulty on Dollymount Beach.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), RNLI (Dun Laoghaire)
Outcome: RNLI recovered surfer and brought him to shore to CG unit.
Local Incident Ref: 21/2017
Incident Date & Time: 16/03/17 11:30
Situation: 999 caller reported Kite Surfer in difficulty at Sutton
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), RNLI (Dun Laoghaire)
Outcome: False Alarm Good Intentions
Local Incident Ref: 18/2017
Incident Date & Time: 11/03/17 13:00
Situation: CG Unit arrlved at traffic accident on the M50. Patient care provided until the arrival of DFB paramedics.
Incident Date & Time: 11/03/17 13:00
Situation: CG Unit arrlved at traffic accident on the M50. Patient care provided until the arrival of DFB paramedics.
| Local Incident Ref: 17/2017 Incident Date & Time: 10/03/17 15:00 Situation: Beaumont Landing. R115 Inbound from Galway. Assets Tasked: CG IRT- (Howth), CG R115 Shannon, DFB (Kilbarrack), NAS (Swords) Outcome: Landing Site Cleared, Patient transferred to ambulance. Local Incident Ref: 16/2017 Incident Date & Time: 08/03/17 19:00 Situation: Possible person in difficulty on Howth Cliffs. Assets Tasked: CG IRT- (Howth) Outcome: Report investigated by CG IRT. Nothing to Report. |  |
 | Local Incident Ref: 15/2017 Incident Date & Time: 05/03/17 04:00 Situation: Assist Gardai with missing person search in Howth. Assets Tasked: CG (Howth), CG R116, RNLI (Howth). Outcome: Teams commenced searching, stood down after Gardai located the person. |
Call 112 and Ask For Coast Guard
If you think somebody is in difficulty on the coast / cliff / beach / sea then dial 112 and ask for COAST GUARD.
Our team of 25 volunteers based at Howth Harbour provide 24/7 on-call coverage and have specialised training to respond to local coastal emergencies in their own locality.
Our team of 25 volunteers based at Howth Harbour provide 24/7 on-call coverage and have specialised training to respond to local coastal emergencies in their own locality.
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