At 17.40 today Howth CG received a call from MRCC Dublin saying that a person out on the cliffs had lost their dogs while walking. They had been lost earlier in the day but on searching for them the owner had only just found them half way down a steep cliff on a ledge about [...]
Howth Coast Guard reunited a kitesurfer with his lost at sea kite this morning. If you do lose your kite contact your local Coast Guard MRCC/MRSC station and report it missing. It may also stop valuable resources being launched to search for a non existant missing kiter.
Safe Kiting
Whilr on patrol today the crew of Grainne observed a very small dinghy with 3 people making it way into the beach on Ireland’s Eye. Grainne’s crew went ashore and confirmed that they only had 2 pfds aboard. Crew were surprised to discover that the 4′6″ dinghy was filled to the gunwales with camping gear [...]
At 20.30 this evening while at the station a Howth Coast Guard volunteer spotted what looked like a small dinghy in trouble off Claremont beach. He contacted Dublin MRCC and asked for RNLI inshore lifeboat assistance. Howth ILB was launched quickly and the casualty was brought to safety on Claremont beach. The dinghy had six [...]
On returning from a routine patrol on Saturday afternoon the HCG boat “Grainne” came across a jet ski near the entrance to Howth harbour. The jet ski had fouled a rope floating on the water which had wrapped around the impeller. A crew member tried to untangle it but could not so the jetski was [...]
WEST PIER, HOWTH - This June and July, members of Howth Coast Guard have invited youth groups, summer camp programmes, and scout troops out to our rescue station for water safety education. Our new safety video featuring the team rescuing ‘Dopey Denzel’ from peril and the mistakes he made has been received well by all [...]
After months of early morning training sessions and strictly controlled diets the day of reckoning for Dublin’s Emergency Services Swimming Teams came. With all the swimmers lined up tensions were high at the starting line on Claremont Beach. A false start occurred after the 14.44 southbound Dart sounded its horn which was mistaken for the [...]
Howth Coast Guard will be hosting an Emergency Services Swim this Saturday 11th of July. The race will start and finish at Claremont Beach behind Howth Dart Station. Registration at the Coast Guard Station on the West Pier closes at 2.30pm sharp. The station will be open from 1.30 and all are welcome.
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DOLLYMOUNT, DUBLIN - Volunteers at Howth Coast Guard unit were paged at 00:12am this morning at the request of Dublin Fire Brigade. A person considered at risk of harm had been reported missing on Bull Island at Dollymount, Dublin. The team searched the bridges, large area of sand dunes and scrub. After an intensive search [...]
