WEST PIER, HOWTH - This weekend Howth Coast Guard hosted an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) course provided by Aware. Team members from Howth Coast Guard, Howth Gardai, Drogheda Coast Guard, Howth RNLI, Howth Beach Life Guards, and local Scout Leaders completed a 2 day certification.
Just as “CPR” skills make physical first aid possible, [...]
Howth Coast Guard unit were tasked today at 15.45 to recover a body seen at the shoreline at Balscadden. The team were already at the station completing a training course so they went directly to the scene. Coast Guard helicopter rescue 116 was also tasked and was en route. A Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance and [...]
At 1442 hrs on Tuesday Howth Coast Guard were tasked by MRCC Dublin following a report that a yacht was stranded on the half tide wall off the Bull wall. Dun Laoghaire ILB were also tasked. A volunteer went to the area to investigate. On arrival he found a 22ft yacht stuck on the rocks [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked tonight at 21.22 to a report from a member of the public of what appeared to be a vessel drifting just off the East pier in Howth harbour. There was concern it may go up on the reef at the back of the pier. It was showing no lights and [...]
While out on patrol today Howth Coast Guard boat ‘Grainne’ and her crew went to the assistance of three craft in difficulty.
At 14.20 she took over a tow of a RiB which had suffered engine failure on the North side of Ireland’s Eye. A lobster fishing vessel had taken it in tow but requested ‘Grainne’ [...]
BALSCADDEN, HOWTH - While briefing for a training session in area search techniques and cliff recoveries this morning, Howth Coast Guard Unit were paged to attend the scene of a body sighting on the rocks at Balscadden. Rescue Helicopter 116 was also on exercise and quickly diverted to locate the casualty. The Irish Coast Guard [...]
While out on routine patrol today ‘Grainne’ and her crew were tasked at 12.45 by Dublin MRCC to investigate debris reported at Lambay island. A passing boat was concerned that a vessel may have sunk. Grainne went to the area checked the debris and decided that it had been thrown overboard by a vesssel and [...]
HOWTH HILL, DUBLIN - Howth Coast Guard undertook a joint exercise with St John’s Ambulance Brigade and visiting members of Drogheda Coast Guard unit on Wednesday night. The night was split into two exercises with different objectives.
Ex 1. Objectives: Practice technical evacs through obstacles. Practice first aid stabilisation and packaging, with casualties provided by St [...]
