At 18:00 this evening, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard were tasked to investigate a report of distress flares North of Balbriggan harbour. The Coast Guard’s rescue coordination centre was contacted by a member of the public who had observed the flare in the Balbriggan skyline.

The Skerries Coast Guard team invesitaged and following extensive searches of the coastline, nothing further was noted. No further aciton was required and the team were stood down.

Incident # 10 of 2010

Later that night, at 23:10 the Skerries team were again tasked to investigate reports of multiple flares further North near Gormonstown. The Skerries team observed the flares and it was apparent that these were not marine distress flares. The Coast Guard contacted the army base at Gormonston and established that an army exercise was underway involving the use of illumination flares. No further action was required.

Incident # 11 of 2010