MRCC Dublin tasked Howth CG unit today at 10.41 to investigate a report of a white flare seen East of the Baily lighthouse. Two volunteers responded quickly and went to the area. A search of the scene was quickly carried out, visability was very good, but nothing was seen. Ships passing the area also had [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked at 1130 today to assist Malahide Gardai to look for a young woman seen down by the waters edge at the marina. The Gardai became concerned for her after they received a report from a local householder that the woman was seen hanging around the waters edge but had disappeared. [...]
At 0415 this morning Howth Coast Guard were tasked to go to the aid of four fishermen who were reported on the ‘Puck’s’ rocks at Balscadden. A 999 call was received from a local householder and also an EPIRB signal was activated. They managed to make it there after their 15mt vessel ‘Crystal Sea’ sank after striking [...]
On Saturday at 1100, while working with Coast Guard helicopter ‘Mike Echo Sierra’ on a winching exercise, Howth Coast Guard boat ‘Grainne‘ received a call from Dublin MRCC to go to investigate a call received that a 22′ boat was at sea near Malahide estuary and seemed to be unprepared for approaching gale conditions. Grainne went to [...]
At 0030 on Saturday morning Howth Coast Guard received a tasking to go to investigate a call from a member of the public who said they were on rocks at the entrance to Howth harbour and were cut off. A unit from Howth CG went to the scene but nothing was found. It was suspected by [...]
Howth Coast Guard were today involved in three seperate incidents along with their normal Saturday exercise.
While out this morning on regular exercise, which involved the rescue and recovery of a man trapped in a gully below the nose of Howth, the CG unit received a call at 1300 from Dublin MRCC that a flare had [...]
At 1838 this evening Howth CG were tasked to check if there was a person on the Burrow Beach cutoff by the incoming tide. A volunteer living locally was on scene in one minute and discovered that a woman was standing on the sand back which extends out from Portmarnock Golf Club to quite near [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked today at 1615 to search for a missing person. Belongings of the person in a bag were found at Balscadden beach at 1300 and handed into the Gardai at Howth. After investigating the bag and tracing who owned it the Gardai became concerned for the persons welfare. They had not however received [...]
On Tuesday evening at 2045hrs HCG were tasked by Mrcc Dublin to investigate a report of pollution in Broadmeadows in the vicinity of Swords Sailing Club. A member of the public had reported a smell of fuel and a slick on the water. A volunteer went to the area and discovered that there was some [...]
Last Saturday, while at the station, a volunteer received a report from a member of the public on the East pier of a person that seemed to be trapped in the mud at the Baldoyle estuary. The volunteer reported the call to MRCC Dublin and went to the scene to investigate. After a brief search and having [...]
