“Howth Coast Guard, this is Fishing Trawler Alpha, Fishing Trawler Alpha” began the training exercise last Saturday. “We are moored in Howth Harbour and have a mechanic trapped injured in the engine room. Please assist immediately.”
Howth Coast Guard had organised a training exercise to evacuate an injured crewman from the engine room of a trawler. [...]
While out on a training exercise this afternoon Howth Coast Guard boat ‘Grainne’ received an urgent request from Dublin Coast Guard MRCC to go to the aid of an angling boat with eleven people on board which had run aground north of the entrance to Malahide estuary. On arrival Grainne’s crew transferred the passengers on [...]
At 0415 this morning Howth Coast Guard were tasked to go to the aid of four fishermen who were reported on the ‘Puck’s’ rocks at Balscadden. A 999 call was received from a local householder and also an EPIRB signal was activated. They managed to make it there after their 15mt vessel ‘Crystal Sea’ sank [...]
At 1630 hrs Howth CG were tasked to investigate a report that a man had fallen into Howth Harbour opposite Nicky’s fish shop. A volunteer went to the scene to see if we could assist. The man, who had indeed fallen in was rescued by some staff from Nicky’s and was being tended to by [...]
At 1100 hrs on Monday Howth Coast Guard were tasked by MRCC Dublin to launch their boat “Grainne” to recover a semi submerged liferaft seen floating near the South Burfort Buoy. It had been spotted by the rescue helicopter “Mike Echo Sierra”. They had lowered their winchman to inspect it and were happy that there [...]
