The boat crew have been out this busy bank holiday weekend in the Howth, Malahide and Dublin Bay area. With a large on-the-water boat show over at Malahide Marina there were plenty of boats afloat.
While there are still cases where the odd adult isn’t wearing the required floatation device, nearly 100% of children are and […]
Paul Cooper of the Howth Unit is just back from representing the Irish Coast Guard at the annual UK MCA (Maritime Coastguard Agency) sailing race in Largs, Scotland. The Irish team was made up of 6, Norman Fullam (Headquarters), Damian Desmond (Crosshaven), Russell Orpen (Valentia Radio), Austin Brodrick (Guileen), Rory Jackson (Toe Head) and Paul […]
Howth Coast Guard Unit is featured on page ten in the latest edition of the Northside People Newspaper.Â
The Howth Coast Guard team was carrying out lifejacket compliance monitoring in the Delta ‘Grainne’ from 1215hrs to 1415hrs of leisure boats in the Malahide-Dublin Bay area during the start of the Ireland Challenge this morning. Five 72-foot racing yachts crossed the start line at 1400hrs marked by the officials of Howth Yacht Club aboard […]
Friday morning at 0100hrs the Howth unit were tasked to investigate a report of a car being driven into the water off the west pier, Howth Harbour. Along with Howth Lifeboat All Weather & Inshore, Rescue 116 Helicopter & Howth Gardai the location was identified, marked and flood-lit. Howth CG unit searched the trawler berths […]
Last night saw the team send 3 new cliff climbers over the edge for the first time. In the wind, rain and impending darkness at the Bailey Lighthouse the 3 new climbers from the team took their plunge down a somewhat easy grassy slope at the top of a gully. After approximately 2hrs of setup […]
7 members of the Howth unit were out on the sea today in the Howth Delta ‘Grainne’ and the new Irish Coast Guard ‘MST Intruder’ pictured in the background above. The new boat was on sea trials, being tested for a role of suitability, while the Delta was partaking in lifejacket compliance patrols covering Howth […]
This morning, circa 0100hrs - Dublin Air Traffic Control reported a flare sighting from a pilot in the air above Dollymount. The Howth team were requested to investigate from the land, and a team member completed a visual search of the coastal area from local viewpoints before standing down at 0200hrs. There was no sign […]
