This afternoon, the Skerries Coast Guard team were tasked by the Coast Guard’s National Maritime Operations Centre to recover a liferaft at Skerries. The fully deployed liferaft was recovered from the vicinity of Colt Island, not far off the Skerries coast, by the Skerries lifeboat.

The Skerries Coast Guard team took possession of and examined the 4 man SeaGo liferaft. From the extensive damage sustained, the liferaft appeared to have been at sea for some time. The team passed the serial number and other identifiable markings to the Coast Guard operations centre who are in the process of tracing the liferaft’s owner.

Incident # 14 of 2012

Remember – if you spot someone in difficulty on the coast, even if you only think they may be in difficulty, dial 999 or 112 and ask for the COAST GUARD. Your call could save their life.