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Training visit to Skerries Fre Brigade – 5th June 2013

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SCG and Skerries Fire Brigade

This evening, Skerries Coast Guard accepted an invitation from Skerries Fire Brigade to visit their new Fire Station building at Dublin Road, in Skerries. The Coast Guard team were given a tour of the new state of the art facilities and a brief on the emergency equipment and technical capabilities of Skerries Fire Brigade.

The station is undergoing some minor completion works and the official opening will be held later in the year. Many thanks to Skerries Fire Brigade for this extremely informative visit. Some photos of the visit will be posted to our online gallery shortly.

Skerries Coast Guard

Skerries Coast Guard – a voluntary search & rescue unit of the Irish Coast Guard.

Remember – if you spot anyone in difficulty along the coast or cliffs, dial 999 or 112 and ask for the COAST GUARD. Your call could save their life.

Training visit to Skerries RNLI – 29th May 2013

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Skerries Coast Guard & Skerries RNLI May 13

This evening the Skerries Coast Guard team called over to their neighbours, Skerries RNLI, for a training brief on their new Atlantic 85 lifeboat which arrived on station earlier this year. Several members of the RNLI team detailed the equipment carried onboard, including radar, radio direction finding, AIS and GPS.

Many thanks to Skerries RNLI for this very informative and enjoyable visit.

Skerries Coast Guard – a voluntary search & rescue unit of the Irish Coast Guard.

Pyrotechnic training at Bremore Point

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This evening, the Skerries Coast Guard team conducted a training exercise at Bremore Point, Balbriggan. The exercise focused on the use of signal parachute flares in search and rescue. During the exercise the team deployed several white parachute flares, visible for several miles.

Skerries Coast Guard – a voluntary search & rescue unit of the Irish Coast Guard.

Remember – if you spot anyone in difficulty along the coast or cliffs, dial 999 or 112 and ask for the COAST GUARD. Your call could save their life.

SCG vehicle

Skerries Coast Guard featured on RTE’s Nationwide – 24th April 2013

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This evening, RTE’s popular Nationwide featured the recent Skerries Community fundraising “Walk to Shenick” which took place on the 7th April. This walk was organised by local volunteers to raise funds for a memorial at Skerries harbour to those lost at sea.

The Nationwide programme showed the many hundreds of local peolpe who turned out to support the walk, completing the round trip to the island. The programme also featured members of the Skerries Coast Guard team who were on duty at the walk, including a brief interview with the team’s Officer in Charge Vanessa Gaffney. The Coast Guard helicopter, Rescue 116, also provided some aerial footage for the programme.

Skerries Coast Guard RTE nationwide April 2013

The episode of Nationwide can be viewed for a limited time on RTE’s Player.

Skerries Coast Guard – a voluntary rescue team of the Irish Coast Guard.