At 1400hrs the team, along with Howth Lifeboat were tasked by MRCC (Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre) Dublin following a report that two people had fallen into the sea at Howth Harbour. Luckily the two were able to get ashore by themselves and the team were quickly stood down.
The incident however should act as a cautionary reminder that […]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked at 01.25 this morning to a report of a man entering the water on Portmarnock strand. Along with Howth Lifeboat and ILB, the Garda Helicopter and the fire service we searched the water and shore for a person in the water reported by another man who was taken from the water by […]
Due to the ‘inclement’ weather this morning the crew stayed close to the station. Our new salvage/fire pump was put through it’s paces much to the amusement of the Howth seals. A first aid exercise was carried out in the station using a scenario of somebody falling down the stairs and having suspected spinal and […]
Howth were tasked today at 11.45 to investigate a report from a concerned member of the public of a vessel which seemed to be in difficulty off Sutton. Two volunteers from the unit proceeded to the scene and confirmed that the vessel was not in any danger but was moored in behind Dollymount island and nobody was on […]
International author, broadcaster, journalist, speaker and business and personal development mentor Krishna De has spent the time to write a piece about howthcoastguard.com on Biz Growth News, showing how an organisation, even voluntary, can raise awareness through blogging…
This week as I walked past the Howth Coastguard Station little did I realise that inside someone blogging […]
