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.
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.
This morning, under the bright Winter sun, the Skerries Coast Guard team were out in force at the South Beach, Rush for some search & rescue training. 
The search scenario centred on the extensive South Beach area and was built on the scenario of two persons reported missing in the area. Both search teams successfully searched their respective areas and the missing targets were quickly located.
The team also refreshed their off-road driving with some task based exercises along the shoreline.
Further photos of the exercise are available in our online photo gallery.
Remember – if you spot someone in difficulty along the coast, dial 999 or 112 and ask for the COAST GUARD. Your call could save their life.
This morning, the Skerries Coast Guard team took part in a helicopter operations training exercise with the crew of the Dublin based Coast Guard helicopter, EI-CXS. The helicopter landed at Red Island, Skerries at 10:00 where its crew gave a very detailed operations briefing to the Skerries team. The briefing also covered the various SAR equipment used onboard the helicopter, including infra red cameras (FLIR), Night Sun searchlight, winching operations and flight controls..
In advance of the helicopter’s arrival, the Skerries team cleared and prepared the Red Island landing zone. Smoke flares were also deployed by the team to assist the flight crew with determining the wind speed and direction during the landing.
This very enjoyable exercise forms part of the Skerries Coast Guard team’s regular training program.
Photos of the exercise are available in our online gallery.
Skerries Coast Guard – a voluntary rescue unit of the Irish Coast Guard