Tag Archives: coastal search

Rescue of diver – 1st September 2013

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At 11:00 this morning, the Coast Guard’s Operations Centre received  report of two missing divers near Red Island, Skerries. The Skerries Coast Guard team were paged by the Coast Guard to assist, along with the Coast Guard helicopter from its base at Dublin Airport. The Skerries Lifeboat was also tasked.

The Skerries Coast Guard team arrived on scene within minutes. Fortunately, both divers had successfully made it ashore however one was in need of medical assistance. Members of both Skerries Coast Guard and Skerries lifeboat provided medical assistance to the casualty, later assisted by paramedics from the Coast Guard helicopter. The Coast Guard helicopter Rescue116 then landed at its usual Red Island landing site and the casualty was evacuated to hospital for further treatment.

CG helicopter R116

Incident #23 of 2013

Person in difficulty near Red Island – 29th August 2013

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Shortly after 13:00 this afternoon, the Skerries Coast Guard team were tasked to assist with the rescue of an injured casualty near Red Island, Skerries. The adult swimmer is believed to have got into difficulties and required medical assistance. The Coast Guard helicopter, Rescue116 was also diverted to the scene.

The casualty was located and taken from the water by the Skerries lifeboat. The Coast Guard helicopter landed at Red Island, however the casualty did not require immediate transport to hospital and after several minutes on scene, Rescue 116 departed.

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

Incident # 22 of 2013

Joint Exercise at Clogherhead CG & Incidents – 14th August 2013

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Clogherhead CG 14 July 2013

This evening, members of the Skerries Coast Guard team accepted an invitation from their neighbouring station of Clogherhead Coast Guard to attend a joint training exercise at Clogherhead.

During this exercise, the Clogherhead CG team were tasked to assist with a casualty injured on a headland near the station. Members of the Skerries Coast Guard team assisted Clogherhead CG with the successful extraction and treatment of the casualty.

Incident # 17 of 2013

Meanwhile, shortly before 22:00 the remaining Skerries Coast Guard team back at the Skerries CG base were paged to investigate reports of red flares sighted North of Balbriggan. The team conducted a coastline search of the area with nothing to report. Both the Skerries and Clogherhead lifeboats were also tasked to investigate the flare reports. No further action was required and the team returned to base.

Incident # 18 of 2013

Joint training exercise with Clogherhead Coast Guard

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This evening the Skerries team were joined by the Clogherhead Coast Guard team for a training exercise. The exercise took place at the Drumanagh Headland, south of Loughshinny village and involved a missing persons scenario.

The exercise was completed successfully and enjoyably, with all teams locating their “missing persons” and providing appropriate medical treatment and extraction techniques.

The Skerries Coast Guard team will shortly be paying a return visit to Clogherhead for another joint exercise in the near future.

Loughshinny