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 the boat safely onto the beach at Malahide with three separate trips. Then Grainne managed to tow the 15 tonnes of the fishing boat off the sand where the boat was able to restart it’s engines and return to Malahide marina.
Incident 51/07
Thanks for all your work! Your presence gives a lot of reassurance for all of us sailing in front of Dun Laoghaire.
Left by Jobs on November 27th, 2007
GreatOrganization! Wonderful website! Keep up the good work.
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All the best,
Bob Daraio
USCG Licensed Captain
USCG auxiliary Boat Crew
bdaraio@yahoo.com
Left by Robert Daraio on December 13th, 2007