An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern paid a visit to Howth Harbour yesterday as guest of the Harbourmaster and local community. As part of the visit he called into the Howth Coast Guard station to meet some of the volunteers and see the station facilities. He was made welcome by the Area Officer and took tea and [...]
Yesterday evening after a visit from An Taoiseach, Howth CG unit were out on the cliffs for a rescue exercise with our full-time Training Officers from Coast Guard Head Quarters. The unit performed a casuality recovery exercise in the Baily lighthouse area and were then assessed on their performance.
The senario was a casualty cut off [...]
This morning the team were on exercise and a full cliff stretcher recovery was performed. Two climbers initially descended to assess the ‘casualty’ and then when the condition was stabilised a stretcher recovery was completed. Also two new cliff rescue climbers started their high cliff training today. Always a little daunting when going from gentle [...]
On Wednesday evening Howth CG boat ‘Grainne’ was out working with Helicopter Mike Echo Sierra(Rescue 116). Grainne was asked to assist R116 with winching procedures. Out past Ireland’s Eye a crew member from Grainne was put in the water and was winched out up to the helicopter and then the winchman then landed in the [...]
Last night Howth CG were out cliff training with the recent new recruits at the Baily lighthouse. Cliff top working was concentrated on with stake tying and dog tying and operation the major parts along with the basic CG knots. All volunteers have to master cliff top operations before they can advance onto becoming rescue [...]
While attending as observers at a Lifeguard competition on Claremont beach, Howth CG were tasked today at 13.49 to respond to a report of a body in the water off the East pier at the harbour. Howth ILB also attended. The report was from a member of the public that he saw a black mass [...]
Howth Coast Guard unit were tasked late last night at 22.35 to the assistance of Howth Gardai who had a report of a cry for help heard near Drumleck point on the south side of Howth Hill. The Gardai were happy the report was genuine as the person who gave the report was still on [...]
