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Missing person search – Rush 16th February 2013

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Skerries Coast Guard

From sunrise this morning, the Skerries Coast Guard team carried out an extensive low tide shoreline search for a missing person, Paul Byrne.  The Dublin Civil Defence also carried out extensive searches of the Rogerstown area and nearby rough ground. Unfortunately nothing was found during this searches.

Paul Byrne (aged 24) was last seen at approximately 3am on the 25th December 2012 in the Sandy Lane area of Rush. Paul is described as 5′ 5″ in height, of thin build with blue eyes and short light brown hair. The search also extended into the nearby areas of Portrane and Loughshinny.

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

 

Search for missing person – December 2012

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The Skerries Coast Guard team have been assisting Balbriggan Gardai since late December 2012 in the search for Paul Byrne, who was reported missing from the Rush, Co Dublin area. Paul Byrne (aged 24) was last seen at approximately 3am on the 25th December 2012 in the Sandy Lane area of Rush. Paul is described as 5′ 5″ in height, of thin build with blue eyes and short light brown hair. Further details are available from the Garda.ie website.

The Skerries Coast Guard team have carried out regular extensive low tide searches of the Rogerstown and Rush coastline area since late December, unfortunately with nothing to report. This coastal search is ongoing with further low tide searches planned for the coming days.

The Gardai have appealed for anyone who may be able to assist in locating Paul to contact Balbriggan Garda station at 01 8020510, the Garda confidential line 1800 666 111 or at any Garda station.

 

Report of red flare – 7th October 2011

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Shortly after 23:00 tonight, the Coast Guard’s control centre received a call from a member of the public at Rush, six miles South of Skerries, reporting a red distress flare near the coast. A rib heading South near Malahide also contacted the Coast Guard on VHF CH 16 to report spotting the flare.

The Skerries Coast Guard team were immediately despatched to the scene and a detailed search of the area was undertaken. No further flares were sighted and nothing unusual noted. The coast Guard issued a Pan Pan broadcast for all nearby ships to report anything unusual. No further action was required and the team returned to base.

Remember – if you spot someone in difficulty or 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 # 23 of 2011

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

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Report of boats in difficulty near Rush – 14th September 2011

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Skerries Coast Guard rescue vehicle overlooking Lambay Island

 

 This afternoon, the Skerries Coast Guard team were tasked to investigate a report of a boat in difficulty off the coast of Rush, approximately 5 miles South of Skerries. A concerned member of the public had contacted the Coast Guard’s operation centre on 999 to report a yacht that appeared to be in difficulty near Lambay island. The weather conditions on scene were extremely challenging and the yacht appeared to be having difficulty making headway. Of most concern was its proximity to the rocky shores of Lambay isalnd. The Coast Guard helicopter, Rescue 116 was also tasked from its base at Dublin airport.

Upon arriving at Rush, the Skerries Coast Guard team monitored the yacht and observed that it was successfully making good progress away from the shoreline and no further action was required. Before the Skerries team and Rescue 116 had departed, the Coast Guard’s operations centre received another unrelated report from a member of the public at Rush.

A small boat had been spotted drifting out to sea from Rogerstown estuary. The caller was concerned that there may have been a person on board. The coast Guard helicopter, Rescue 116, quickly located the boat approximately 1 mile West of Lambay island and reported no persons on board. Initial investigations by Rescue 116 suggested that the boat’s mooring rope may have snapped in the rough conditions. Nonetheless, an extensive search of the area was immediately undertaken by Rescue 116 and nothing further was sighted. In the meatnime, the Coast Guard managed to trace the boat’s owner who confirmed that it had broken its moorings and that no persons were on board. No further action was required and the Skerries Coast Guard team returned to base.

Incident # 18 of 2011

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

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