Howth CG were tasked tonight at 19.56 to assist in the search for an EPIRB(Emergency position indicating radio beacon) which was activated in the Howth harbour area. Howth Lifeboat were already on scene and had located the signal to the West pier area with it’s radio direction finding equipment.
After a search of the area behind [...]
At 20.56 tonight Howth CG were tasked to investigate a call from a concerned member of the public that a 32′ yacht was aground in Sutton off Dollymount beach. A volunteer went to the area and with co-operation from Sutton Dinghy Club it was established that the yacht was anchored. A rescue launch from the [...]
This week over two visits on Monday and Friday the volunteers in Howth visited the Huntstown Community centre in Blanchardstown and gave a water safety talk to the kids and leaders in the summer project. Fifteen kids at each visit watched a dvd on the Irish Coast Guard’s helicopter service and were shown how to wear [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked last night at 21.12 to search Howth Harbour for a UK based 22ft yacht. HM Coastguard in the UK were concerned for it as they had no contact from it recently and it was completing a round Ireland trip. Last contact was in Carlingford Lough and it was heading South. [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked tonight at 19.15 to assist Dublin Fire Brigade at Howth Harbour.
Coast Guard MRCC Dublin had received a call of a fire on a vessel berthed at the west pier. Fire tenders from Kilbarrack and North Strand responded quickly and the fire was contained to the engine room. Howth CG stood by to [...]
The Civil Defence held a flood evacuation exercise on Broadmeadows estuary yesterday. The swiftwater rescue, medical, boat and fire crews were practicing rescuing casualties from a flooded housing estate and recovering them to a rest and welfare centre set up at the nearby Portmarnock leisure centre. Howth Coast Guard volunteers were along to assist in [...]
Howth CG were tasked at 11.12 this morning to a 999 report of a small inflatable dinghy with one person on board being swept out to sea at Portmarnock beach. Howth ILB was also tasked and was on the way to assist. Four volunteers quickly went to the beach. On arrival at the beach the [...]
On Friday night at 2235 Howth CG were tasked by MRCC Dublin following a report of somebody in the water shouting for help, at the wooden bridge in Clontarf. A member of the team went to the bridge and found a group of youths there. Two of them were very wet and had been in [...]
Due to a backoffice software update we have been unable to update our callout log recently. Apologies so here are the the two we missed.
At 16.22 on Sunday 25th while attending the Blessing of the Boats Ceremony at Clontarf Yacht Club Howth Coast Guard were tasked to the Bull wall where MRCC Dublin had received [...]
Howth Coast Guard were alerted this morning at 0233 to a report from Gardai of a person entering the water at Broadmeadows estuary in Malahide. As the team were assembling at the station a call came through from Dublin Coast Guard MRCC that the Gardai had recovered the person so the team were stood down.
Incident 16/08
