Tag Archives: loughshinny

Report of unusual lights – 27th September 2011

Posted on by

At 22:25 this evening, the Irish Coast Guard’s control centre received a report of unusual lights near Loughshinny harbour. A member of the public had spotted flashing lights South of the harbour and was concerned it may have been a boat in difficulty.

The Skerries Coast Guard team were tasked to Loughshinny to investigate, arriving on scene within minutes. After carrying out a search of the area and observing the lights, the team concluded that no further action was required and the lights were not from a vessel in difficulty.

Remember – if you spot someone in difficulty on the coast, even if you only think that someone could be in difficulty, dial 999 or 112 and ask for the COAST GUARD. Your call could save their life.

Incident # 21 of 2011

home

Report of white flare near Loughshinny – 24th September 2011

Posted on by

At 19:55 this evening the Irish Coast Guard’s control centre received a 999 report from a member of the public who had spotted a flare near Loughshinny. The caller, who was on the water at the time, reported the flare to be white in colour and its trajectory resembled that of a marine parachute flare. The Skerries Coast Guard team were immediately dispatched to Loughshinny, 3 miles South of Skerries, to investigate the report.

Weather conditions on scene were favourable with light Force 4 SW winds, fair weather and good visibility. The area was thouroughly searched with nothing unusual noted. No further action requried and the team returned to base.

Remember – if you spot someone in difficulty on the coast, even if you only think someone could be in difficulty, diall 999 or 112 and ask for the COAST GUARD. Your call could save their life.

Incident # 20 of 2011

home

Land search training at Loughshinny

Posted on by

This morning, the Skerries Coast Guard volunteers were out in force for a land search training exercise at Loughshinny, 3 miles South of Skerries. With clear skies and light winds providing excellent weather conditions on scene.

The training was centered on the scenario of a missing person search of the remote grassland area. The area of the exercise has been the focus for several missing person incidents that the Skerries team were tasked to in recent years.

 The team’s 4WD vehicle acted as the on site communications and control base for the exercise. The volunteers were split into separate search teams, each tasked to search designated zones. The searches progressed well and all objects successfully located. 

For the final search exercise, the search zone moved to an area of mixed and undulating grassland, dissected by a small river. Again, the teams were challenged by the rough terrain, however the search objects were successfully locate.

You can view more photos of this exercise in our online photo gallery

Remember – if you spot someone if difficulty on the coast or cliffs, or even if you think that someone could be in difficulty – dial 999 or 112 and ask for the COAST GUARD. Your call could save their life.

home

Night Search training – Loughshinny

Posted on by

This evening, the Skerries Coast Guard team took part in a night search training exercise at Loughshinny. This scenario based exercise was based on a person being reported missing the in area. With prevailing sub zero temperatures, the team were tasked to search a large grassland area with mixed terrain. Several illumination rocket flares were also deployed during the exercise and proved to be very useful in assisting with the search.

home