Howth Coast Guard were alerted at 17.55 yesterday to a report of a person in the water in Howth Harbour. The team responded and attended the scene but the person had been recovered quickly by a tender from the yacht club and brought to the lifeboat station to be assessed. The person concerned made a [...]
Howth were tasked tonight at 23.02 to check reports of a flare sighting over the Sutton area. It had been reported by a member of the public and Dublin air traffic control. A unit from the team checked the North side of Sutton and Portmarnock strand. Nothing was found after the search of the area [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked tonight at 19.34 to a person in the water in Howth Harbour. Gardai were already on scene and requested Coast Guard assistance. Howth ILB was tasked to assist.
The ILB launched quickly and recovered the person from the water. The person was removed to hospital by a waiting ambulance and is [...]
Howth Coast Guard were alerted at 18.21 tonight to assist CG Helicopter rescue 116 in the recovery of a casualty at Balscadden who had been out walking, had fallen and sustained a broken leg. Dublin Fire Brigade were on scene and had requested the helicopter to assist as the casualty was off track and away [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked by MRCC Dublin at 21.49 last night to assist Gardai in the search for a missing person who had left a group of walkers on the cliff path earlier in the day but did not rejoin the group. The group were concerned for their colleague and reported it to Gardai.
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Howth Coast Guard were tasked today at 14.30 to assist the Gardai in the recovery of a body from a beach at the bottom of the cliffs on the South side of Howth peninsula. The volunteers assembled at the station and went to the scene. Helicopter Rescue 116 was also tasked and arrived on scene [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked at 04.46 this morning to investigate a flare sighting at Sutton. It was seen at the Sutton golf club by a member of the public. A unit from the team went to the scene. Conditions were calm and after a search nothing was found and no vessels were in trouble. [...]
Howth were tasked this morning at 00.23 to a report from a member of the public of a red flare seen over Howth harbour. A unit went to the scene to investigate. People on the pier, a passing yacht and Gardai on patrol in the area were spoken to but none had seen the flare. [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked today at 14.26 to assist in the location of a kitesurfer who appeared to be missing at sea off Dollymount beach after a report from a member of the public that they had seen a kite hit the water offshore and not recover.
Four crew were at the station just having [...]
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 [...]
