This evening, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard took part in routine night search training at the South Strand, Skerries. This involved the scenario of a person reported missing the the area. Once the “casualty” was successfully located, the Coast Guard team provided medical assistance and evacuated from the scene.
This weekend, several members of the Skerries Coast Guard team participated in a combined unit exercise (CUE) hosted by our flank station in Drogheda. The exercise was held over the course of two days and was also attended by members of the Greenore, Skerries and Howth Coast Guard stations.
The first day of action took place in the difficult terrain around Slane castle, where the Coast Guard teams were faced with a series of gruelling physical and mental challenges. These included team members having to swim sections of the fast flowing Boyne river in full rescue kit.
On the following day the action moved to the coastal area of Mornigton for an at-sea rescue scenario.
Thanks to our flank station Drogheda for hosting this excellent training event.
This evening, the crew of Skerries Coast Guard took part in a joint training exercise with the crew of Skerries RNLI. This took place at the North Beach, Skerries, near the harbour. The evening started with a joint briefing to both teams on the proposed training scenario. Phase 1 of the scenario was centered around an injured casualty being located near the shore by the Coast Guard team, treated at the scene and then requiring evacuation by lifeboat.
Phase 2 of the scenario involved the lifeboat rescuing a casualty at sea and transferring to a Coast Guard shore team for further treatment and evacuation.
Conditions on scene were excellent for the exercise and small crowd of public gathered in the area to observe. A joint debrief was held and the exercise was found to have been a great success, with both sides gaining a greater appreciation of each other’s capabilities.
