At 22:33 this evening, Skerries Coast Guard were tasked to investigate reports of a vessel requiring assistance near Rush harbour. A concerned member of the public had contact the Coast Guard’s rescue coordination centre to report that a large boat appeared to be drifting dangerously close to rocks near Rush harbour.
The Skerries Coast Guard rescue team arrived at Rush harbour within minutes and immediately began a shoreline search for the boat. Weather conditions on scne were excellent with good visability. No boats were observed in the area and the search did no yield anything unusual. The team were subsequently stood down.
Incident # 16 of 2009