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.