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Report of yacht adrift, Skerries harbour – 24th September 2010

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At 20:23 this evening, the Coast Guard’s rescue coordination centre paged the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard. The Coast Gaurd has received calls from the public that there was a large yacht adrift near Skerries harbour. The Skerries team were assembled and on scene within minutes. At this stage, the 32 foot yacht was already holed and grounded on the rocky shoreline. It appeared that the yacht had come free from its moorings nearby in the harbour area. The owner of the yacht was notified of the incident.

The Skerries team inspected the yacht on a regular basis, monitoring any risks posed to the shoreline and natural environment.

Incident # 21 of 2010

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Report of flares – 7th September 2010

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At  22:50 this evening, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard were tasked to investigate reports of distress flares deployed near Skerries harbour. A 999 caller had reported the flare sighting to the Coast Guard’s coordination centre in Dublin.

The Skerries Coast Guard team conducted a search of the harbour area with nothing unusual noted. No further distress flares were sighted in the area. The Skerries team were subsequently stood down and returned to base.

Remember – if you spot someone in difficulty on the cliffs or coast, or even if you think you see someone in difficulty – call 112 or 999 and ask for the COAST GUARD.

Incident # 19 of 2010

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EPIRB distress alert – 25th January 2010

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At 15:00 today, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard were paged to invesitgate an EPIRB distress alert near Skerries harbour. The Coast Guard’s marine rescue coordination centre (MRCC) had recieved the distress alert from the radio beacon, with the area near Skerries harbour given as the indicated position. The volunteers arrived at the harbour and located the EPIRB on board the vessal. It was evident that the distress alert was a false alarm. No further aciton was required and the Skerries Coast Guard team were stood down.

Incident #3 of 2010

Drifting yacht – 28th August 2009

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This afternoon, Skerries Coast Guard were tasked by the Coast Guard’s rescue coordination centre to investigate reports of a drifting yacht at Skerries harbour. Several concerned members of the public at the harbour had contacted the Coast Guard to report that the yacht was drifting towards rocks at the shoreline.

The Skerries Coast Guard team arrived on scene within minutes and quickly established that there were no persons on board the yacht and it appeared to have broken free from its moorings nearby. The yacht was later successfully removed from the beach with the assistance of Skerries lifeboat and returned to its moorings. The Skerries Coast Guard team also conducted a full shoreline search to establish that no pollution had occured from the grounded yacht.

Incident # 17 of 2009

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