Howth Coast Guard were alerted this morning at 0233 to a report from Gardai of a person entering the water at Broadmeadows estuary in Malahide. As the team were assembling at the station a call came through from Dublin Coast Guard MRCC that the Gardai had recovered the person so the team were stood down.
Incident 16/08
Howth Coast Guard were tasked tonight at 21.50 to assist Dublin Fire Brigade after a young girl fell on the East Pier. The girl had fallen 3mts from the top level of the pier to the lower level onto concrete. The casualty was put onto the Coast Guard spinal board as a precaution in case [...]
At 16.40 Howth Coast Guard were tasked to Balscadden in Howth where a man had fallen on the cliff and required assistance. The team arrived quickly and assisted the Coast Guard rescue helicopter to winch the injured man to safety.
Dublin Fire Brigade were on scene and gave first aid to the casualty. Howth ILB was [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked at 07.53 this morning to assist in the airlift of a man who fell while out running on Dollymount beach. Dublin Fire Brigade were on scene and requested a Coast Guard helicopter lift from the beach as the casualty was not near any removal point and could not be moved [...]
At 2330 last night Howth Coast Guard received a call from Dublin Coast Guard MRCC to investigate two 999 calls of lights on Ireland’s Eye, an uninhabitated island just off Howth Harbour. Two volunteers went to the harbour and did see lights on the island. With the help of a passing vessel they came to [...]
At 1930 in what is becoming a regular occurrence Howth CG received a call to go to the assistance of three people who had got their car stuck in sand on Dollymount beach. Two volunteers went to the scene which was on mud banks on the inside of the island and recovered the car quickly [...]
Last night at 21.25 Howth CG were alerted to go to assistance of persons in water on Portmarnock beach. While the team were assembling at the station the unit received a call from Dublin MRCC that the persons had removed themselves and the unit were stood down.
Incident 10/08
Howth Coast Guard were tasked this evening at 18.06 to attend Malahide where a local vessel had towed in a leaking oil drum. The vessel Emma C discovered the 45 gallon drum off Malahide and considered it a danger so attached a line to it and brought it into the slip. The Coast Guard unit [...]
