On Wednesday last the unit's boat and crew conducted a life raft deployment exercise with Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116. The exercise consisted of the helicopter dropping two multi-person life rafts, inflating them by means of a long pullcord while airbourne and then towing them with the helicopter to casualties in the water. It is an exercise conducted regularly to practise mass casualty rescue by air and water assets. The casualties in the water were Howth CG members.
Towards the end of the exercise the boat and crew were diverted to stand by at Claremont beach in Howth as two people were cut off by the tide and were getting assistance from kayakers to get ashore. No further assistance required.
Incident 34/15
Towards the end of the exercise the boat and crew were diverted to stand by at Claremont beach in Howth as two people were cut off by the tide and were getting assistance from kayakers to get ashore. No further assistance required.
Incident 34/15
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