At 19:12 this evening, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard were tasked to investigate several reports of flares in the area of Laytown and Gormonston.  Concerned members of the public had contacted the Coast Guard’s response centre to report sighting the distress flares in the area.

Despite the icy conditions, the Skerries team arrived on scene within minutes and began a search of the area. Visibility was excellent and nothing unusual was located, the team determined that the source of the flares may have been inland. No further action was required and the team were stood down.

Incident # 1 of 2010