Period: 1/1 to 31/3 2020
Numbers of Callouts: 23

​Injured Dog Recovered - Red Rock, Sutton
Date 27th Mar, 2020
Assist Dublin fire brigade & National Ambulance Service casualty on Portmarnock beach
Date 24th Mar, 2020
Person in Water - Dollymount Beach
Date 19th Mar, 2020
Male requiring assistance, Howth
Date 14th Mar, 2020
Dog in difficulty, Burrow Beach, Sutton
Date 13th Mar, 2020
Person requiring assistance, Howth
Date 13th Mar, 2020
Assist Heli Landing, Beaumont. R118
Date 09th Mar, 2020
Assist Dublin Fire Control, PIW Liffey
Date 08th Mar, 2020
RTC, Howth Road.
Date 04th Mar, 2020
PERSONS STRANDED BALSCADDEN, HOWTH
Date 03th Mar, 2020
VEHICLE STUCK IN SAND DOLLYMOUNT
Date 02nd Mar, 2020
Assist Gardai, faller Howth Head
Date 01st Mar, 2020
REPORT OF SEMI SUBMERGED SAILBOAT
Date 12th Feb, 2020
Medivac Stena Estrid ship Dublin Port
Date 09th Feb, 2020
Assist Gardai Howth
Date 08th Feb, 2020
Windsurfer in difficulty North Bull Wall
Date 31st Jan, 2020
Female cut-off Portmarnock
Date 27th Jan, 2020
Concern for members of public Howth Pier
Date 16th Jan, 2020
East Pier Howth - Precautionary check
Date 13th Jan, 2020
Faller Sutton Cliff
Date 12th Jan, 2020
HEMS - HOSPITAL T/X - MAYO GENERAL TO BEAUMONT
Date 10th Jan, 2020
Assist member of public Bailey LIghthouse
Date 08th Jan, 2020
EPIRB alert ALIZE vessel
Date 04th Jan, 2020

#26/19 - 2nd June
Missing Person Search Portmarnock. Body located and transferred to Gardai.
Att: CG (HW; R116), Gardai

#27/19 - 6th June
Report of unusual lights. False Alarm Good Intent
Att: CG (HW IRT)

#28/19 - 10th June
Walker sustained broken leg on Howth Cliffs. Transferred to Ambulance.
Att: CG (HW), NAS

#29/19 - 11th June
Yacht broker mooring and went aground at Malahide.
Att: CG (HW IRT)

#32/19 – 26th June
Beaumont Hospital. Heli Landing.
Stood Down while mobilising.

​#33/19 – 27th June
Beaumont Hospital. Heli Landing.
Att: CG (HW IRT), DFB, NAS
 
#34/19 – 29th June
Jet Ski Broken Down. CG Boat on exercise recovered.
Att: CG (HW Boat)
 
​#35/19 – 27th June
Dollymount, person stuck in mud. Person freed and reunited with Dog.
Att: CG (HW), DFB
 
​#36/19 – 29th June
Red Rock Beach, walker with leg injury
Att: CG (HW), DFB
 
​#37/19 – 29th June
Beaumont Hospital. Heli Landing.
Att: CG (HW IRT), DFB, NAS

#21/19 - 5th May
Landing at Beaumont. Site cleared and casualty transferred to NAS amublance.
Att: CG (HW IRT, R116), NAS, DFB (Kilbarrack)

#22/19 - 5th May 
Person Needing Assistance Howth Cliffs.
Att: CG (HW, R116), RNLI (HW ILB), Gardai

#23/19 - 7th May
Landing at Beaumont. Site cleared and casualty transferred to NAS amublance.
Att: CG (HW IRT, R116), NAS, DFB (Kilbarrack)

#24/19 - 9th May
Malahide  - Concern for persons near water. False Alarm Good Intent.
Att. CG (HW IRT)

#25/19 - 19th May
Bull Wall. Person in Water. Person Recovered to Ambulance.
Att: CG (HW), RNLI (DL ILB), DFB (Nth Strand), Gardai

​37/18 – Request for assistance from National Ambulance Service with casualty on Dollymount Beach.
38/18 – Coast Guard Helicopter landing at Beaumont Hospital.
39/18 – Casualty on rocks in Howth assisted to ambulance.
40/18 – Coast Guard Helicopter landing at Beaumont Hospital.
41/18 – Concern for swimmer at Dollymount. Medical assistance provided.
42/18 – Missing Child at Portmarnock Beach. Child Located.
43/18 – Car recovered from sand at Dollymount Beach.
44/18 – Car recovered from sand at Dollymount Beach.
45/18 – Unconscious Swimmer at Claremont Beach. Full Resuscitation achieved.
46/18 – Swimmer under water at Burrow Beach. Rescued, treated and transported to hospital.
47/18 – Missing Child Portmarnock Beach. Located by R116 and reunited with parents.
48/18 – EPIRB Activation. False Alarm.

Sun May 27
Incident 29/18
Details: Check on Kayakers Person on Cliff Path needing medical assistance.
Location: Howth
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth)
Outcome: False Alarm Good Intentions.
 
Sat Jun 2
Incident 30/18
Details: Boat Drifting
Location: Howth Harbour
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth)
 
Wed Jun 6
Incident 31/18
Details: 8 children stuck on Sand Bank
Location: Wooden Bridge, Dollymount.
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth), Beach Lifeguards.
Outcome: Casualties recovered safely.
 
Thur Jun 7
Incident 32/18
Details: Child with foot injury in forest.
Location: Deer Park, Howth
Assets Tasked: CGU (Howth)
Outcome: Casualty recovered safely to Car Park.
 
Fri Jun 8
Incident 33/18
Details: Concern for member of public on beach.
Location: Burrow Beach, Sutton
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth), RNLI ILB
Outcome: Casualty recovered safely.
 
Sat Jun 9
Incident 34/18
Details: Concern for members of the public
Location: East Pier, Howth
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT
 
Wed Jun 13
Incident 35/18
Details: Kayaker in Difficulty
Location: Malahide
Assets Tasked: CGU (Howth), RNLI ILB
Outcome: Kayaker returned safely to shore.
 
Thur Jun 14
Incident 36/18
Details: Report of Person in the Water
Location: Malahide Estuary
Assets Tasked: CGU (Howth), CG R116 (Dublin)
Outcome: False Alarm Good Intentions.

​Sat May 5
Incident 24/18
Details: Person on Beach needing medical assistance.
Location: Portmarnock Beach
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth), DFB
Outcome: Casualty transferred via CG Jeep to DFB ambulance.
 
Sat Apr 28
Incident 23/18
Details: Missing Person
Location: Malahide
Assets Tasked: CGU (Howth), AGS
Outcome: Person located during search.
 
Wed Apr 25
Incident 22/18
Details: Flashing Lights – Possible distress signal.
Location: Ireland’s Eye
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth)
Outcome: False Alarm Good Intentions.
 
Sat Apr 21
Incident 21/18
Details: Boat requiring assistance
Location: Near Bailey LIghthouse
Assets Tasked: CG Boat (Howth)
Outcome: Boat and crew towed to safety.
 
Fri Apr 20
Incident 20/18
Details: Boat requiring securing.
Location: Portmarnock
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth)

​Sat Mar 17
Incident 14/18
Details: Kayak in Water
Location: Nose of Howth.
Assets Tasked: CGU (Howth), RNLI ALB
Outcome: Kayak was recovered by ALB, believed to have been in the water for some time.
 
Sat Mar 17
Incident 15/18
Details: Car with family on board stuck in sand
Location: Dollymount Beach
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Car recovered from sand.
 
Mon Mar 19
Incident 16/18
Details: Waves breaking over pier, concern for Public walking
Location: East Pier
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Public Advised of danger.
 
Mon Apr 2
Incident 17/18
Details: Waves breaking over pier, concern for Public walking
Location: East Pier
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Public Advised of dangers.
 
Mon Apr 9
Incident 18/18
Details: Person in Water
Location: Vernon Avenue, Clontarf.
Assets Tasked: CGU (Howth), RNLI (Dun Loaghaire), DFB, AGS
Outcome: AGS recovered person.
 
Wed Apr 11
Incident 19/18
Details: Report of boat on rocks
Location: Castle Avenue, Clontarf.
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth)
Outcome: False Alarm, Good intent.

​The Unit attending the following storm related incidents in the last week. Watch was maintained at the station for three days during the storm.
 
Road Traffic Collusion, Howth Village. Dublin Fire Brigade(DFB) medics transported and patient transferred in CG jeep to DFB Ambulance.
Hospital Staff transported to Coombe Maternity Hospital.
Report of damage to Yachts in Howth Marina.
Concern for public in danger of breaking waves at high tide– East Pier.
Member of the public reported an Object Adrift offshore. CG Boat recovered to shore.
 
Incidents 09/18 - 13/18

​Wed Jan 10
Incident 05/18
Details: Request from AGS to assist with Cardiac Arrest.
Location: Howth Village.
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT  (Howth), Dublin Fire Brigade
Outcome: Personnel from CG assisted DFB paramedics with resuscitation. Sadly the person died at the scene, Rest in Peace.
 
Wed-Sat Jan 10 – 13
Event: Personnel attended a joint ECAS/ Coast Guard stand at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition at the RDS.
 
Thu 11 Jan
Event: Presentation on Water Safety made to TY students from local area at Howth Yacht Club.
 
Sat Jan 20
Exercise: Two hikers recovered by stretcher from path in Deer Park.
 
Thurs Jan 24
Incident 06/18
Details: Car entered the Water.
Location: Howth Harbour
Assets Tasked: CGU (Howth), CG R116 (Dublin), RNLI ILB (Howth), Dublin Fire Brigade, NAS, AGS, Garda Water Unit, Harbour Authorities.
Outcome: Car was removed from the water and a body recovered. Rest in Peace. Thanks to Howth Yacht Club for their support during the incident.

​Mon Jan 01
Incident 01/18
Details: Report of swimmer in distress
Location: Malahide
Assets Tasked: CGU (Howth), CG R116 (Dublin), DFB, NAS
Outcome: Person transferred to ambulance.
 
Sat Jan 06
Incident 02/18
Details: Report of waves breaking on walkers.
Location: East Pier, Howth
Assets Tasked: CGU IRT (Howth)
 Outcome: Public advised of dangers, watch maintained until tide dropped.
 
Sun Jan 07
Incident 03/18
Details: Report of swimmer in difficulty
Location: Portmarnock Beach
Assets Tasked: CG Boat (Howth), CG R116 (Dublin), RNLI ILB, AGS
Outcome: Swimmer taken to hospital by CG Rescue 116.
 
Tue Jan 09
Incident 04/18
Details: Report of person in difficulty off coast.
Location: Howth Rd/ Kilbarrack Rd junction.
Assets Tasked: CGU  (Howth), Dublin Fire Brigade
Outcome: Member of the public assisted the person ashore, treated by DFB and CG personnel before being transferred to hospital. Well done to the member of the public who assisted the person safely ashore.
 

Sun Dec 3
Incident 90/17
Details: Report of dog in difficulty in the water – Burrow Beach
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), RNLI (Howth)
Outcome: Dog recovered to shore by RNLI inshore LB.