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Report of unusual lights – 27th September 2011

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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

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Night Search training – Loughshinny

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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.

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Pyrotechnics training at Hampton Cove

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This morning, the Skerries Coast Guard team conducted a routine pyrotechnics training exercise at Hampton Cove, Balbriggan. Conditions on scene were excellent, with clear skies, light F2 NW winds and good visibility. This proved useful practical training in pyrotechnics safety, launch techniques and misfire protocols. A range of pyrotechnics were fired during the exercise, including white parachute rocket flares, orange handheld smoke flares and orange smoke cannisters.

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