Howth Coast Guard were tasked tonight at 19.15 to assist Dublin Fire Brigade at Howth Harbour.
Coast Guard MRCC Dublin had received a call of a fire on a vessel berthed at the west pier. Fire tenders from Kilbarrack and North Strand responded quickly and the fire was contained to the engine room. Howth CG stood by to [...]
The Civil Defence held a flood evacuation exercise on Broadmeadows estuary yesterday. The swiftwater rescue, medical, boat and fire crews were practicing rescuing casualties from a flooded housing estate and recovering them to a rest and welfare centre set up at the nearby Portmarnock leisure centre. Howth Coast Guard volunteers were along to assist in [...]
Howth CG were tasked at 11.12 this morning to a 999 report of a small inflatable dinghy with one person on board being swept out to sea at Portmarnock beach. Howth ILB was also tasked and was on the way to assist. Four volunteers quickly went to the beach. On arrival at the beach the [...]
On Friday night at 2235 Howth CG were tasked by MRCC Dublin following a report of somebody in the water shouting for help, at the wooden bridge in Clontarf. A member of the team went to the bridge and found a group of youths there. Two of them were very wet and had been in [...]
Due to a backoffice software update we have been unable to update our callout log recently. Apologies so here are the the two we missed.
At 16.22 on Sunday 25th while attending the Blessing of the Boats Ceremony at Clontarf Yacht Club Howth Coast Guard were tasked to the Bull wall where MRCC Dublin had received [...]
