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Weekly Update

31/10/2017

Wed Oct 25
Incident 86/17
Details: Report of person trapped on cliffs – Balscadden
Assets Tasked: CG (Howth), RNLI (Howth)
Outcome: Person located and assisted to safety.

Incident 87/17
Details: Prepare Helicopter Landing Site – Beaumont
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Stood down on route.

Exercise: Cliff Rescue Training – Baily Lighthouse.

Fri Oct 27
Incident 88/17
Details: Report of boat in difficulty in Malahide Estuary.
Assets Tasked: AGS (Malahide), CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: False Alarm Good Intentions.

Sun Oct 29
Incident 89/17
Details: Flare sighting – Howth.
Assets Tasked: AGS (Howth), CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: No vessels in difficulty noted. Possibly malicious firing of flares.

Weekly Update

23/10/2017

Mon 16 Oct
Incident 83/17
Details: Storm Ophelia .

Public in danger of breaking waves – Howth East Pier & Wooden Bridge, Dollymount
Boat damaged by storm – Clontarf
Tree removed from road – Raheny.

Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)

Sat 21 Oct
Incident 84/17
Details: Concern for public walking East Pier during storm conditions.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: CG personnel maintained watch and advised public of dangers until tide dropped.

Sun 22 Oct
Incident 85/17
Details: Helicopter Landing - Beaumont
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), CG R116, NAS
Outcome: Helicopter inbound with patient. Site secured for landing and take off.

Weekly Update

18/10/2017

Thur 12 Oct
Incident 80/17
Details: Concern from member of the public for group of people on Cliffs at Balscadden, Howth Head.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Unit investigated and met the group making their way back to cliff path.

Fri 13 Oct
Incident 81/17
Details: Concern for Kite Surfer – Dollymount Beach.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Unit investigated, KS returned to shore safely.

Sat 14 Oct
Exercise: Cliff Rescue Training - Howth Head.

Sat 14 Oct
Incident 82/17
Details: Concern for Paddle Boarder – Portmarnock
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Unit investigated, Paddle Boarder returned safely to shore.

Weekly Update

9/10/2017

Wed 04 Oct
Exercise:
Search Team – Missing Person Scenario & Casualty Evacuation – Howth Cliffs.
Boat – Close Maneuver Training within Howth Harbour.

Sat 07 Oct
Incident 77/17 (Part 2)
Details: Car spotted off Cliff Path in precarious position.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth),
Outcome: Unit attended. False alarm, good intentions. Linked to incident 77/17.

Sat 07 Oct
Details: Investigate Seal in Distress, local request by member of public.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth)
Outcome: Nothing to Report.

Sat 07 Oct
Incident 78/17
Details: Kite Surfer in Difficulty. Request for assistance on scene from Dublin Fire Brigade.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), RNLI ILB (Howth)
Outcome: KS self recovered to the beach.

Sat 07 Oct
Incident 79/17
Details: Fisherman suffered knee injury on trawler.
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth), DFB.
Outcome: DFB and CG personnel treated casualty and evacuated to waiting ambulance.

Weekly Update

2/10/2017

Sat 23 Sept 17:00
Incident 75/17
Details: Concern for fisherman – Claremont Beach
Assets Tasked: CG IRT (Howth),
Outcome: Unit attended. False alarm, good intentions.

Sat 30 Sept 14:00
Incident 76/17 (1 of 2)
Details: Report of yacht requiring assistance with Navigation - Dublin Bay.
Assets Tasked: CG Boat (Howth), CG (Dun Laoghaire), AGS (Dun Laoghaire), Port Police (Dun Laoghaire)
Outcome: CG crew boarded yacht and brought it safely to Dun Laoghaire harbour. CG personnel reminded the skipper about navigation rules at sea and safety awareness.

Sun 1 Oct 02:00
Incident 77/17
Details: Car left upper Cliff road, driver trapped on cliffs.
Assets Tasked: CG (Howth), Dublin Fire Brigade, AGS
Outcome: Full Cliff team call out. Driver was assisted to safety. DFB ambulance transferred to hospital.

Sun 1 Oct 15:00
Incident 76/17 (2 of 2)
Details: Report of yacht requiring assistance with Navigation - Dublin Port.
Assets Tasked: CG Boat (Howth), CG (Dun Laoghaire), AGS (Irishtown), Port Police (Dublin Port)
Outcome: Yacht moved to safe position within Dublin Port.

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