This morning, the Skerries Coast Guard Unit were tasked to investigate reports of a possible liferaft adrift near the shoreline north of Balbriggan. A vessel off the shore had spotted the unusual object and notified the Coast Guard’s National Maritime Operations Centre by vhf radio.

A member of the Skerries Coast Guard team proceeded to the area and inspected the object, which turned out to be a large marker raft. From a distance it would bear some resemblance to a liferaft. The object was secure and not adrift and no further action was required.

Incident # 26 of 2013

Remember – if you spot someone in difficulty along the coast dial 999 or 112 and ask for the COAST GUARD. Your call could save a life.