The Howth Coast Guard team was carrying out lifejacket compliance monitoring in the Delta ‘Grainne’ from 1215hrs to 1415hrs of leisure boats in the Malahide-Dublin Bay area during the start of the Ireland Challenge this morning. Five 72-foot racing yachts crossed the start line at 1400hrs marked by the officials of Howth Yacht Club aboard [...]
Last night saw the team send 3 new cliff climbers over the edge for the first time. In the wind, rain and impending darkness at the Bailey Lighthouse the 3 new climbers from the team took their plunge down a somewhat easy grassy slope at the top of a gully. After approximately 2hrs of setup [...]
Tonight Robin ran a session on Neck Bracing and Spine Boards. Also included were stretcher handling and body recovery.
Skills covered…
Patient Packaging
Log Rolls
Passing Obstacles
Handing-over
Pathfinding
Uneven ground
You can view more of our training topics on the Skills Training page.
The team were out this morning to complete a training session in Cliff Rescue near the Bailey Lighthouse. With many walkers out for the day snapping photos, we sent 4 members down & back up the long pitch at Whitewater Brook. Following the training session, an equipment check was completed involving reversing all ropes within [...]
The Howth unit were selected early in the year to test a new Irish Coast Guard patrol RIB in the Howth waters and Dublin Bay area. The boat was taken out on a number of occasions to run in the engines and test its response to varying weather conditions. Below are a number of photos [...]
