Howth Coast Guard were tasked tonight at 20.45 to assist Gardai at Balscadden car park with the recovery of a body. The body was discovered by a passerby at the bottom of the cliff near the waters edge at the nose of Howth. Howth Coast Guard volunteers assembled quickly and went to the scene. After [...]
A Sea Swim is being organised by Howth Coast Guard for the Emergency Services in North Dublin; it will take place on Saturday July 11th at 2pm. Confirmed teams so far are Airport Police & Fire Service, An Garda Siochana, Beaumont Hospital A&E, Dublin Fire Brigade and Irish Coast Guard.
The Swim is a 1,500 metres [...]
The unit was tasked today by MRCC to assist Dun Laoghaire RNL ILB to a person in the water clinging to a surf board at Clontarf Baths. A member of the public called 999 to report that the person looked to be in trouble. The team arrived on scene at Clontarf at the same time [...]
CASANNA ROCK, HOWTH - On Saturday, Howth Coast Guard unit undertook a cliff rescue on Casanna Rock on Howth Cliffs. The team sent 3 pairs of climbers down to a mid-cliff rescue of an unconscious casualty - the faithful ‘rescue-dummy’ hanging on a rope half-way down.
The training focussed on casualty checks, and contact/siterep communications with [...]
While on exercise on the cliffs at Casana Rock Howth, the unit was tasked to investigate a report of four people setting out of Howth harbour on surfboards. They appeared to be paddling to Ireland’s Eye. Two members of the team went down to the harbour and spoke to the people concerned and informed them [...]
WEST PIER, HOWTH - 10 members of the Howth Coast Guard Unit completed their First Aid, CPR & AED refresher course with external trainers this weekend. Thanks go to the course provider and instructor.
While the course was underway on Saturday, the rest of the team trained in map & compass work to help in large [...]
