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 […]
At 0300hrs this morning, Howth Coast Guard were tasked by Dublin Coast Guard Marine Rescue Co-ordination centre. HM Coastguard based in Liverpool was concerned about the fate of a vessel. It left Liverpool bound for Dublin, was overdue and had not reported in to it’s shore contact. Liverpool Coastguard had been broadcasting messages looking for […]
Howth Cg were tasked tonight at 2216 to investigate a report of a flare seen off the coast at Malahide. Two volunteers went to the scene and searched the area from Malahide to Baldoyle. Visability was good and nothing unusual was seen. They reported back to Dublin Coast Guard MRCC and were stood down at […]
While preparing to go on exercise Howth were tasked tonight at 19.06 to search the cliffs on the south side of Howth head. A caller had said that while out walking she had heard screaming and what sounded like someone calling for help. Howth CG were quickly on scene and conducted an extensive search from […]
Howth CG were tasked at 2301 tonight to assist Gardai in Malahide to locate a person they were concerned for. They were already searching the shoreline of the estuary and the Garda helicopter was on scene. As Howth were assembling at the station word came through at 2310 that the person had been located so […]
At 1610 today at the request of Dublin Coast Guard MRCC two volunteers went to the Burrow beach in Sutton to check out a member of the public’s concern over an elderly woman seen crossing rocks. The volunteers spoke to the caller, checked the beach and surmised that the walker was gaining access to the Claremont […]
