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Irish Coast Guard - Howth Unit

Weekly Update

25/9/2017

 
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​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

Weekly Update

18/9/2017

 
​Wed 13 Sept
Exercise: Scenario – Calls for help heard on Howth Cliffs. Shore teams searched cliff path, Boat team searched from the water. Two casualties extracted.
 
Thurs 14 Sept
Incident 72/17
Details: Heli Landing – Beaumont CG Rescue 115 (Shannon)
Assets Tasked: CG R118, CG (Howth), DFB, NAS
Outcome: Transfer cancelled. Units RTB.
 
Sat 16 Sept
Incident 73/17
Details: CG Boat located yacht aground at Malahide.
Assets Tasked: CG Boat (Howth).
Outcome: Yacht towed to safe water. No damage noted to casualty vessel.
 
Ongoing
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.
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Update

11/9/2017

 
​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.

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    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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