Howth Coast Guard boat 'Grainne' was tasked at 17.10 today while on patrol to a report of a yacht with two people on board taking water. The yacht was reported behind the East side of Dun Laoghaire harbour. Dun Laoghaire lifeboat was tasked also and was on the way. Grainne was off Howth Head when tasked to aid the yacht.

A Pan Pan had been issued by Dublin Coast Guard and a vessel in the area was first on scene to assist followed closely by Dun Laoghaire lifeboat. The two people on board were ok and the yacht was taken in tow by the lifeboat. Grainne was stood down at 17.30.

Incident 29/10

Howth Coast Guard were tasked last night by Dublin MRCC at 21.30 to a report of lights in the sky drifting towards Ireland's Eye. Volunteers who were in the harbour area at the time investigated the sighting but could not find anything. Visability was good at the scene and it was suspected that the lights were Chinese lanterns. The team was stood down at 21.55

Incident 28/10

The demonstration will take place between the East Pier and Ireland’s Eye. It will consist of a number of scenarios including rescuing casualties from over turned boats in the water. A Coast Guard Helicopter Winch man will then descend to an R.N.L.I. All Weather lifeboat and winch some of the casualties aboard the helicopter.

With the number of rescue boats, helicopters and scenarios the demonstration should prove to be a speculator sight and is best viewed from the middle of the East Pier in Howth. It also shows the continued co-operation between the different agencies including volunteers and professionals that help save lives on a daily basis around the coast and inland waterways of Ireland.

The Coast Guard station on Howth’s West Pier will be open to the public on the Sunday from 10am.  Here you can meet the Coast Guard Cliff Rescue Team and see their rescue equipment and vehicles. Follow us on Facebook for more details or visit www.howthcoastguard.com

Howth Coast Guard would like to use this opportunity to ask members of the public if they see anyone who they think may be in trouble on the Cliffs, Beaches or at Sea to please dial 999/112 and ask for the Coast Guard. Don’t’ assume someone else has made the call!

At 14.17 on Sunday the Howth Coast Guard boat was tasked while on patrol to a broken down vessel two miles East of the Baily lighthouse. Two people were on board the 23' vessel which had lost all power. Grainne's crew took the casualty in tow and proceeded to Dun Laoghaire harbour. The vessel was safely alongside the marina at 15.45.

Later in the afternoon the boat crew came across four people at the bottom of a very dangerous and steep cliff on Howth Head. They were just finishing a bar-b-q and had been fishing from the water's edge. The two females in the group were panicked as the ascent was very steep and they were having trouble half way up the slope. The boat crew contacted the bike patrol which was in the area and asked them to assist. The two bike team members went to the scene and helped the casualties to ascend a safer route.

Incidents 26/10 and 27/10

Howth Coast Guard were tasked last night at 20.20 after Dublin MRCC received a call that there were people on rocks in Balscadden in danger of being cut off by the tide. The caller was largely incoherent and the telephone number given was incorrect so Dublin tasked the Coast Guard team to check the report. A brief search was carried out of the area and in conjunction with talking to members of the public fishing and walking the cliff path it was concluded that there was nobody in danger at the location reported. Howth stood down at 21.15

Incident 25/10

On Thursday Howth CG were yasked by MRCC to investigate a report from the public that a motorboat appeared to have broken down off the Nose of Howth. Team members went to Balscadden and the Baily. The craft was identified at Balscadden and was communicated with verbally. They informed CG members that they had in fact broken down, but intended to fish for 2 hours and then be towed in by a jet ski. Location was checked again after 2 hours and craft had made it safely to Howth Harbour.

Incident 24/10

On Monday in what was a similiar incident to the one on Sunday the Howth Coast Guard boat assisted six people on the cliffs at the Baily lighthouse. They had climbed and slid down a gully at the East side of the lighthouse but were having trouble ascending to the top. The boat crew took three at a time to safety on the beach at White Water Brook where they used the path to ascend to the top. They did not require any further assistance.

Incident 23/10

While on patrol today at 17.10 Howth Coast Guard Boat 'Grainne' and her crew came upon two adults and two children trying unsuccessfully to ascend the cliffs at the Baily lighthouse. They had descended the cliffs to shore fish at the rocks on the South side of the lighthouse but on finishing they were having difficulty on the ascent. The boat crew asked them to come back down to the rocks and took them safely back to Howth harbour. The boat was met by a volunteer on shore who returned the casualties to their car. They did not require any further assistance.

Grainne continued on patrol until 19.00

Incident 22/10

Howth Coast Guard were tasked today at 14.00 on request of the Gardai who were concerned for a missing person. Gardai believed the person may have been in the Howth area and requested the CG to conduct a search. Howth Coast Guard searched an area from Balscadden beach to the Summit and on completing that an area behind the Deerpark golf course. The Gardai helicopter joined the search and completed the lower cliff areas. Nothing was found and at 18.00 the team were stood down. Gardai are continuing to investigate the matter.

Incident 21/10

Update 2/07/10 Missing person found safe and well.