 | Sat 23 Sept Exercise: Search training carried out in Malahide & Sutton areas. Exercise: ATV Training – Portlaoise. Sun 24 Sept Incident 74/17 Details: Report of sighting of suspicious object in water requiring identification – Malahide Estuary Outcome: False Alarm Good Intention. Ongoing. Details: Missing Person reported in Malahide area.. Outcome: Detailed shoreline searches carried out at low tide. Search is ongoing |
Mon 28 Aug Event: Operational Readiness Assessment – Boat. Audit completed with Coast Guard Boat “Sean A. Dunne” and crew maintained on the CG operations centre tasking board. Sat 2 Sept Exercise: Portrane - Cliff Training Exercise based on scenario off walker falling off cliff path to rocks below. Boat exercise also conducted along the North Dublin coastline. Thu 7 Sept – Sun 10 Sept Incident 69/17 Details: Missing Person reported in Malahide area. Assets Tasked: AGS (Malahide & Air Support), CG (Howth), CG (Skerries), CG Heli R116 (Dublin), Civil Defence (Dublin). Outcome: Detailed shoreline searches carried out at low tide. Search is ongoing. Fri 8 Sept Incident 70/17 Details: Missing Person reported in Howth Area (unrelated to above incident). Assets Tasked: AGS (Howth), CG (Howth), CG Heli R116 (Dublin) Outcome: Person located by Gardai shortly after search began. Sat 9 Sept Incident 71/17 Details: Boat requesting assistance entrance to Dublin Port. Outcome: Unit passing location assisted.  |
Call 112 and Ask For Coast GuardIf 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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