At 7.30am this morning (16/9/15) Dublin Fire Brigade received reports of smoke coming from a Fishing Trawler engine room at the end of the West Pier in Howth Harbour. The Irish Coast Guard National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) was alerted by the Fire Brigade, a unit from Howth Coast Guard and the Howth RNLI inshore lifeboat were tasked to monitor potential pollution and to support if needed. Units of the Fire Service from Kilbarrack and North Strand attended the scene and extinguished a fire in the engine room. @DubFireBrigade @HowthRnli
Incident 65/15
Last Friday evening Howth Coast Guard were tasked to a boat aground on the north shore of Malahide estuary. Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116, Skerries Coast Guard unit and both Howth RNLI lifeboats were also in attendance.
Incident 64/15
Two crew members investigated reports of a boat in difficulty off Howth, false alarm good intentions.
Incident 61/15
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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. |