Howth CG were tasked last night at 21.25 to a report of beach walkers stranded by the tide at the entrance to Malahide Estuary. Two volunteers went quickly to the scene and confirmed that the walkers were beach anglers well used to the area just finishing up for the night and were not requiring any [...]
At 17.39 yesterday Howth Coast Guard had a request from a member of the public to assist them at their home as water was flooding their house and the street outside. Howth informed Dublin Coast Guard and went to the scene in Kinsealy with the salvage pump equipment. The pump was set up quickly on [...]
At 16.42 while out on patrol yesterday at the back of Ireland’s Eye the crew of Howth Coast Guard boat ‘Grainne’ responded to a channel 16 call to Dublin MRCC that a jetski had overturned in Howth sound and 2 kids and an adult were in the water. Grainne was on the scene in 30 [...]
On Wednesday evening the Howth CG unit visited the Clogherhead CG unit at their base and went on a joint cliff exercise in the area. Clogherhead are not a cliff rescue unit but were anxious to see the cliff team in action and gain some cliff rescue awareness as they do have some cliff sections [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked at 17.00 yesterday to investigate a call to Dublin Coast Guard of a person calling for help at the Baily Lighthouse. Howth arrived on scene quickly and searched the area. Nothing was found initially so the search was expanded to the area north of the Lighthouse. On arriving at the Whitewaterbrook [...]
On Wednesday 23rd at 1645 Howth CG was tasked by MRCC Dublin following a report from a member of the public that they had seen a capsized boat between Irelands Eye and Lambay Island. A volunteer went to Portmarnock and scanned the area but could see nothing. Rescue helicopter Mike Echo Sierra was in the [...]
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. [...]
