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. |
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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. |