This evening at 20:18, the Skerries Coast Guard team were tasked to investigate reports of a distress flare fired in the skies over the Balbriggan coast. A 999 caller had reported to the Coast Guard’s rescue coordination centre that the flare may have been fired from the area near Balbriggan harbour.
Members of the Skerries Coast Guard team were at the harbour area within minutes of the tasking and commenced a search of the coastline. However, nothing unusual was found and the team were later stood down.
Incident #4 of 2010