The Irish Kitesurfing.ie blog has some useful and practical water safety tips for kitesurfers following on from our recent rescue of a Kitesurfer at the South beach, Rush. Click here to access these posts.
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The mystery of the seal stranded on a Skerries beach and rescued by Skerries Coast Guard has now been solved. The Irish Seal Sanctuary discovered that the young seal had been rescued by a Welsh animal rescue Centre on the 27th November 2009. The seal was successfully rehabilitated and then released on the Welsh coast on the 20th January 2010. She had aged to cross the Irish sea before arriving, exhausted, ashore in Skerries. The latest news from the sanctuary is that she is slowly responding to treatment and will be released back to the wild as soon as possible.
The young seal rescued by Skerries Coast Guard volunteers last week has created a mystery. The Irish Seal Sanctuary are now caring for the seal, named “Mighty”, and have appealed for help from the public in tracing its origins. The seal had a large yellow tag on its flipper stating “Notify London Zoo”. However, London Zoo have stated that it knew nothing about the seal and did not use that type of animal tag.
Irish Times article on Mighty: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0409/1224267974789.html
Skerries Coast Guard volunteers marched in the local St Patrick’s day parade. The 2010 parade was as popular as ever, with crowds lining the main street. The Dublin Coast Guard helicopter, EI-MES, also performed a flyover for the parade.