After 7pm today Howth Coast Guard and our colleagues in Skerries Coast Guard were tasked to an overdue Jet Ski. A search of the coastline from Howth to Rush was carried out. The jet skiers returned safely to Rush.

Incident 43/14

As the team were closing down at the station we were tasked along with Howth RNLIs ILB to a person in the water in Howth. Hoax call.

Incident 44/14

Howth Coast Guard were tasked tonight at 21.45 to stand by at the harbour for the arrival of a fishing vessel under tow. It was being towed by another fishing vessel after losing power off Howth. Howth Lifeboat was tasked to assist. Howth CG members took the mooring lines at the harbour and after checking all was ok with the vessels they were stood down.

Incident 42/14

While out on patrol today Howth Coast Guard boat came across a blow up dinghy with one adult in it in Dalkey sound. The person was picking up another adult and two kids it had dropped onto Dalkey island earlier. The Howth boat crew advised the person on their actions and took the group back to Collimore harbour from the island for their own safety. The craft was totally unsuitable and although all were wearing lifejackets a couple of them were not suitable for the journey.

Incident 41/14

Howth Coast Guard were tasked today to check on powerboat racing buoys at low rock Malahide today. A member of the public was concerned that they were placed too close to the swimming area. Howth checked and contacted the organisers who moved them further out to sea. Howth Coast Guard's boat also went to the area when afloat and confirmed all was okay.

Incident 40/14

At 7am this morning the unit was tasked to a heli landing at Beaumont. Patient was transferred to a HSE ambulance from R116.

Incident 39/14

Shortly before 7pm this evening the Irish Coast Guard operations centre received an emergency 999 call of two people stuck on cliffs at Balscadden on Howth Head.

Two men had been swimming in the area when they got caught out by strong currents but managed to reach nearby rocks. They attempted to climb the cliffs but quickly realised the scale of the climb, exhausted they held their position and shouted for help. A passing tourist was able to raise the alarm by getting to a nearby coffee shop who in turn called the Coast Guard.

The Irish Coast Guard Cliff Rescue team from Howth were tasked and were on the scene within minutes. 15 members of the team set up a cliff rescue and a rescue climber managed to reach the two casualities, get them secured and and with the rest of the team recover them up a steep incline to the  top.

Slightly shaken by the ordeal the two were checked out by Coast Guard medics and didn't require any further attention.



Incident 38/14

36/14 - Persons trapped on sand bar at Burrow Beach. Howth RNLI Inshore LB, CG Helicopter R116 and Howth CGU tasked. Persons made it ashore ok.

37/14 - Possible Swimmers in difficulty Killiney Beach. Howth CG boat responds from Dublin Bay along with Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard. Swimmers made it ashore unassisted.

On Monday at 15.50 Howth were tasked to check a report of jetski users endangering swimmers at High Rock Malahide. A unit member nearby went to the area but the jetskis had departed. Reported to Dublin Coast Guard MRCC and stood down.

Incident 35/14

Last weekend the unit was involved in the “Give us a Hand” campaign which
involves distribution of free water proof identity wristbands for children.

The wristband allows parents/ guardians to write their phone number on it and place on a childs hand. If the child gets lost the phone number can be
contacted and everyone reunited quickly, minimising the need for a large
scale search.

20,000 wristbands were distributed by the unit to Libraries and Life Guard stations from the North inner city to Swords.

The following Libraries are now stocking the wristbands – Charlemont (Five lamps), Marino, Raheny, Donaghmeade, Baldoyle, Malahide and Swords. Dublin City Council and Fingal Council Lifeguard stations in the area will also have the bands in stock along with Howth Coast Guard station.

Howth Coast Guard were tasked yesterday at 16.30 to assist DFB and HSE paramedics who had a patient with a cardiac event while out walking off track in the forest in Deerpark. Unit volunteers arrived and worked with the other services to prepare the patient for helicopter evacuation. The HSE advanced paramedic and the patient were lifted by CG Rescue 116 to Kilmanham hospital grounds for onward transport to St, James's hospital. Howth were stood down at 17.20.

Incident 34/14

Howth Coast Guard were tasked tonight at 23.00 to investigate a report of red flares sighted off Malahide estuary. A unit from Howth was joined by Howth lifeboat who conducted a sea area search and Skerries Coast Guard who conducted a shoreline search north of Malahide.

After an extensive search nothing was found. All units were stood down at 00.27.

Incident 33/14

Last Night (Thursday 5th) the Irish Coast Guard maritime operations centre in Dublin received a call of a male requiring assistance on Howth Head. The Irish Coast Guard unit from Howth along with Gardai including their Air Support unit were tasked.

A Coast Guard unit located the male safe and well. Search teams were stood down and returned to base.

Incident
32/14

Howth Coast Guard responded this morning at 0140 to a request from Dublin MRCC to assist a car stuck in the sand on Dollymount beach. The car was freed and the unit was stood down at 0230.

Incident 31/14