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Irish Coast Guard - Howth Unit

Incident Update Week 28th May

29/5/2017

 
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Local Incident Ref: 34/2017
– see previous post

Local Incident Ref: 35/2017
Incident Date & Time: 24/05/17 18:00
Situation: Helicopter Landing - Beaumont
Assets Tasked: CG  R118, CG IRT (Howth), DFB, NAS, AGS.
​Outcome: Stood down on route.
 
Local Incident Ref: 36/2017
Incident Date & Time: 27/05/17 00:30
Situation: Faller at Slane Concert
Outcome: Coast Guard units from Killybegs, Greenore, Drogheda and Howth were in attendance to provide boat cover for the Slane concert at the weekend. A call was received after the concert for a man who had fallen down a steep incline. CG members responded and evacuated the casualty to a waiting ambulance.
 
Local Incident Ref: 37/2017
Incident Date & Time: 28/05/17 15:00
Situation: Helicopter Landing - Beaumont
Assets Tasked: CG  R118, CG IRT (Howth), DFB (Kilbarrack), NAS (Swords)
​Outcome: Site cleared and patient evacuated to NAS ambulance.
 
 

Reports of person in difficulty off Sutton.

24/5/2017

 
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Local Incident Ref: 34/2017
Incident Date & Time: 22/05/17 23:00
Assets Tasked: CG (Howth), CG R116 (Dublin), RNLI Howth (ILB), RNLI Dun Laoghaire (ILB), AGS
 
A member of the public reported witnessing a person in difficulty in the water near Sutton Dingy Club. He contacted the Coast Guard emergency operations centre who tasked Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 116, a Coast Guard Search Team from Howth, the RNLI inshore lifeboats from Howth and Dun Laoghaire along with local Gardai. A detailed search with over 40 personnel was carried out with resources focused on an area between Dollymount Beach and Sutton.
 
Search Teams returned for a low water search the following morning at 3.30am. Coast Guard personnel searched the shallow waters in the area the person was last seen. The team was stood down at 5.30am. A further low water search was carried out at 4pm which included LIfe Guards from Dollymount. Gardai are continuing to investigate.

Incident Update Week 21st May

16/5/2017

 
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Local Incident Ref: 32/2017
Incident Date & Time: 15/05/17 17:00
​Situation: Dog stuck on cliffs, owner unable to reach
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)
​Outcome: Dog recovered by CG and reunited with owner.

Local Incident Ref: 33/2017
Incident Date & Time: 15/05/17 20:00
​Situation: Helicopter landing - Beaumont
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), DFB (Kilbarrack), NAS (Swords), AGS (Santry)
​Outcome: Site cleared and checked, patient transferred to NAS ambulance.

Incident Update Week – 14th May

15/5/2017

 
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Local Incident Ref: 31/2017

Incident Date & Time: 10/05/17 22:00

​Situation: Several Distress Flares observed in Dublin Bay.

Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), CG (Dun Laoghaire), RNLI (Dun Laoghaire), AGS.

​Outcome: Coastal area searched. Nothing to report.

Sean A. Dunne

10/5/2017

 
We remember our colleague, Sean, who left us three years ago. Our thoughts are with Caitriona and Sean Jack.
 
2am the pager sounds
Not known what is to be found
A long night of rescue is ahead
Maybe not making it back to bed

Early hours returning to base
Call is over but the ropes they need a new face
Finally as dawn starts to break the work is done
You get to go home to see the rising son

Though you may now wander new lands
We will never forget your hands
Rest now on that cloud
For you have made us proud

 
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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Incident Update

9/5/2017

 
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Incident Update Week – 7th May

Local Incident Ref: 30/2017
Incident Date & Time: 07/05/17 22:00
​Situation: Lights observed off Howth coast.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Area searched. Nothing to report.

Local Incident Ref: 29/2017
Incident Date & Time: 01/05/17 14:00
​Situation: Safe Water Marker at Malahide broke free
Assets Tasked: CG Boat (Howth)
Outcome: Marker towed to Howth Harbour.
 
Local Incident Ref: 28/2017
Incident Date & Time: 01/05/17 12:00
​Situation: Boat observed to be in difficulty off Malahide.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), RNLI ALB & ILB (Howth)
Outcome: Vessel with steering difficulties towed to Howth Harbour by ALB.

Incident Update Week – 30th April

Local Incident Ref: 27/2017
Incident Date & Time: 29/04/17 14:00
​Situation: Kite Surfer injured on Dollymount Beach. DFB paramedics requiring assistance with extraction.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), DFB (North Strand, Phibsboro), DCC Parks (Dollymount)
Outcome: Casualty extracted successfully by CG jeep to waiting DFB ambulance.

    Call 112 and Ask For Coast Guard

    If you think somebody is in difficulty on the coast / cliff / beach / sea then dial 112 and ask for COAST GUARD.

    Our team of 25 volunteers based at Howth Harbour provide 24/7 on-call coverage and have specialised training to respond to local coastal emergencies in their own locality.

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