This evening, the Skerries Coast Guard team were paged to investigate reports of an abandoned boat trailer at the South Strand, Skerries. Concerned members of the public had contacted the Coast Guard’s rescue centre to report that the trailer was now submerged by the incoming tide, near an area known locally as “the Brook”. It appeared that the trailer had been used to launch a small boat earlier in the day, that had failed to return.

The Skerries Coast Guard team arrived on scene and immediately began to investigate how the trailer had come to be on the beach. The team spoke to members of the public on scene and also conducted extensive door to door enquiries. The Skerries team also conducted an on the water search North of the harbour. The boat and its owner were quickly traced off the harbour. The Skerries Coast Guard team briefed the owner on the situation and requested the trailer be returned to a safe location after launching their boat.

Incident #17 of 2010

At 18:00 this evening, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard were tasked to investigate a report of distress flares North of Balbriggan harbour. The Coast Guard’s rescue coordination centre was contacted by a member of the public who had observed the flare in the Balbriggan skyline.

The Skerries Coast Guard team invesitaged and following extensive searches of the coastline, nothing further was noted. No further aciton was required and the team were stood down.

Incident # 10 of 2010

Later that night, at 23:10 the Skerries team were again tasked to investigate reports of multiple flares further North near Gormonstown. The Skerries team observed the flares and it was apparent that these were not marine distress flares. The Coast Guard contacted the army base at Gormonston and established that an army exercise was underway involving the use of illumination flares. No further action was required.

Incident # 11 of 2010