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Vehicle skids off cliff near Skerries – 22nd January 2013

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The Skerries Coast Guard team were paged just before 6:30 this morning to assist in a single vehicle accident north of Skerries. A vehicle appeared to have skidded on ice at a bend near Barnageera, about two miles north of Skerries and left the road, descending a sheer grassy cliff and landing overturned on the rocky beach below. The Coast Guard helicopter was also tasked to the scene.

Several units of the Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene and successfully extracted the driver from the vehicle. There were no other occupants of the vehicle. Fortunately the driver did not suffer any life threatening injuries.

Road conditions in the Fingal area are treacherous today and road users should take extreme care. Further sub zero temperatures are forcasted for the coming nights.

Local website, Balbriggan.info have some photographs of the scene of this morning’s incident after the vehicle wreckage was removed.

Incident # 2 of 2013

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

Report of possible upturned boat adrift – 13th August 2012

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This evening, the Skerries Coast Guard team were tasked to investigate a report of a possible upturned boat adrift near Skerries. A concerned member of the public had contacted the Coast Guard to report the object, drifting in the area of Barnageera Bay, approximately 2 miles North of Skerries.

The Dublin based Coast Guard helicopter (Rescue 116) was also tasked to assist with the search and conducted a thorough search of both the sea and shoreline.

The Skerries Coast Guard team conducted a coastline search from Skerries to Balbriggan, including Barnageera Bay with nothing unusual noted and no objects sighted in the water.

Both the Skerries and Howth lifeboats also assisted with the search.

Incident # 9 of 2012

Remember – if you spot someone in difficulty, 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.

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

Night search training at Barnageera Bay

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This evening, the Skerries Coast Guard team were out in force at Barnageera Bay, 2 miles North of Skerries for some night search training. The exercise was centred on a missing person scenario, with the difficult on scene weather conditions of gale force winds adding to the challenge. Several search teams were deployed with their full rescue kit to cover the various sections of the rocky search area, which stretched for over one mile along the coast. 

White parachute flares were deployed from the high cliffs overlooking the bay, proving very effective at illuminating large sections of the shoreline. Overall, the exercise was very useful with all the search teams successfully and quickly locating their missing person “targets”.

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

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

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Rescue training – Barnageera Beach, 2nd May 2010

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This morning, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard took part in a large scale search and rescue training exercise at Barnageera Beach. This beach is located two miles north of Skerries and with its varied terrain is an excellent location for such training.

The exercise was centered on the scenario of two paragliders colliding in mid air over the cliffs, while one paraglider lands safely on the clifftop, the second falls from view towards the beach. The Skerries team were tasked to search for this casualty, provide appropriate medical treatment and evacuate from the scene.

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Once the casualty was successfully located and initial treatment provided, the Skerries team began the evacuation. As this scenario involved suspected spinal injuries, full spinal immobilisation of the casualty was undertaken. 

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This realistic training exercise was very benefical for the Skerries team. Unfortunately, cliff falls are becoming an increasingly common rescue incident that the Skerries team are tasked to in their response area.

More photos are available in the photo gallery.

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