Earlier tonight, the Skerries Coast Guard team conducted a training exercise on Red Island. This invloved a night search of the Red Island area and subsequent treatment of a casualty with suspected spinal injuries.
Members of the Skerries Coast Guard team took part in the local St. Patrick’s day parade. A big thank you to the crowds that turned out to cheer us on our way. Here are some of the photos from the day.
Parade assembly area on the South Strand:
The Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 performed a dramatic fly over:
Skerries Coast Guard were tasked at 22:48 to investigate a flare sighting. Several members of the public had reported parachute flares being deployed near the coastline north of Balbriggan. Team stood down en-route to search location. Source of flares traced by the Coast Guard’s rescue co-ordination centre in Dublin (MRCC) and no further assistance required.
Incident # 4 of 2008
