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US Coast Guard visit

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Skerries Coast Guard volunteers played host to a visiting member of the US Coast Guard, who was holidaying in Ireland midway through a tour of duty on board the USCGC Baranof in the gulf. The visit was very informative and enabled members of both organisations to swap information on experiences, training and each other’s organisations roles.

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At the end of the visit the Skerries Coast Guard unit was presented with a USCG flag.  Skerries Coast Guard would like to wish the crew members of USCGC Baranof a safe tour!

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Rescue of stranded dolphin

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

This afternoon, Skerries Coast Guard volunteers were involved with the rescue of a young dolphin near the harbour in Skerries. The dolphin had become stranded at the North Beach and Coast Guard volunteers assisted with lifting the dolphin into a local rescue boat and taking it to deeper waters.

A large crowd had assembled on the North Beach to watch the rescue.

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Sea Swim – Howth, 11th July 2009

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Our flank Coast Guard station in Howth is organising a 1,500m sea swim at 3pm on Saturday 11th July at Claremount Beach, Howth. Teams from the North Dublin emergency services will be taking part, including the Irish Coast Guard, Airport Police & Fire Service, An Garda Síochána, Beaumont Hospital A&E, and Dublin Fire Brigade.

Members of the Skerries Coast Guard team will also be taking part in the race. The Howth Coast Guard station will also be open for members of the public to visit.

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St Patrick’s day parade Skerries 2009

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Once again, the Skerries Coast Guard volunteers marched in the local St Patrick’s day parade. The excellent weather brought out huge crowds who gathered on the main street to cheer all the entrants on their way.

 

The Coast Guard helicopter, EI-MES, also dropped by and performed a dramatic flyover along the main street.

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Relaunch of Springers bathing complex

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Skerries Coast Guard were out in force at the opening ceremony of the redeveloped Springers. The Springers are a popular local public bathing complex and were recently upgraded with full wheelchair access. Over a hundred swimmers took part in a fun swim along the South Strand.

Skerries Coast Guard also hosted a water safety stand at the event and were on hand to provide useful advice to everyone who dropped by. The Skerries team were also assisted by volunteers from their flank Coast Guard stations, Howth and Drogheda.

The Irish Coast Guard helicopter EI-MES also performed an exciting air display over Red Island.

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More photos available in our photo gallery

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JSAR Competition

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Two members from the Skerries Coast Guard unit have been chosen to participate in the Joint Search And Rescue (JSAR) games. JSAR is an annual competition in which teams are assessed on their ability to complete a number of search and rescue based scenarios. This year the competition will be held in Howth harbour on Saturday 10th of May.

Preparation for the event involved intensive training in Wicklow and Mullingar over the past number of months. The training covered power-boating, navigation, leadership, water and land based rescue and teamwork.

The event is open to the public and promises to be a highly entertaining day out. The theme will be “Coastguards now and then”, and will feature exciting displays from the National Transport Museum, and an array of rescue equipment from present day and years gone by.

Take a look at some photos from the JSAR 2008 event in our photo gallery

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Skerries Coast Guard.com goes live!!!

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Welcome to the home of Skerries Coast Guard.

Our website is now offically launched. Here you will find plenty of information on the work that we carry out, including callouts, training and water safety promotion. Please feel free to leave any comments.

News items and updates will be posted on a regular basis so please come back and visit us again soon.

From all of the team at Skerries Coast Guard.

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St.Patrick’s day parade

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Members of the Skerries Coast Guard team took part in the local St. Patrick’s day parade. A big thank you to the crowds that turned out to cheer us on our way. Here are some of the photos from the day.

Parade assembly area on the South Strand:

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The Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 performed a dramatic fly over:

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St.Patrick’s day parade

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Members of the Skerries Coast Guard team took part in the local St. Patrick’s day parade. A big thank you to the crowds that turned out to cheer us on our way. Here are some of the photos from the day.

Parade assembly area on the South Strand:

group-south-strand.jpg
The Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 performed a dramatic fly over:

r116-march-2008-ii.jpg

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