Skerries Coast Guard undertook routine night search and rescue training at the Red Island and harbour area in Skerries this evening. This training centred around the scenario of a person reported missing and last seen in the area. The team successfully located the casualty and evacuated from the scene.
This morning, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard undertook routine rescue training at the South Strand, Skerries. This involved the scenario of the Coast Guard search team locating a casualty at the foot of cliffs. A second rescue team at the top of the cliff were required to set up an equipment support link to transfer additional specialised medical and rescue equipment to the team on the shore.
Weather conditions on scene were difficult with strong winds making for a challenging but realistic exercise. The training scenario was successfully completed by the Skerries team.
The volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard began a rescue exercise at 0730hrs this morning at the South Strand, Skerries. This centered on the scenario of a person reported missing in the area and the Coast Guard being requested to assist other emergency services with the search. This scenario was similar in its nature to several incidents that the Skerries team responded to earlier this year.
Conditions on scene were favourable, with light winds and good visibility.
The volunteers also took part in off road driving training and the transfer of casualties across the beach terrain.
More photos from this exercise are available in our photo gallery
This evening, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard took part in routine night search training at the South Strand, Skerries. This involved the scenario of a person reported missing the the area. Once the “casualty” was successfully located, the Coast Guard team provided medical assistance and evacuated from the scene.
This weekend, several members of the Skerries Coast Guard team participated in a combined unit exercise (CUE) hosted by our flank station in Drogheda. The exercise was held over the course of two days and was also attended by members of the Greenore, Skerries and Howth Coast Guard stations.
The first day of action took place in the difficult terrain around Slane castle, where the Coast Guard teams were faced with a series of gruelling physical and mental challenges. These included team members having to swim sections of the fast flowing Boyne river in full rescue kit.
On the following day the action moved to the coastal area of Mornigton for an at-sea rescue scenario.
Thanks to our flank station Drogheda for hosting this excellent training event.
This evening, the crew of Skerries Coast Guard took part in a joint training exercise with the crew of Skerries RNLI. This took place at the North Beach, Skerries, near the harbour. The evening started with a joint briefing to both teams on the proposed training scenario. Phase 1 of the scenario was centered around an injured casualty being located near the shore by the Coast Guard team, treated at the scene and then requiring evacuation by lifeboat.
Phase 2 of the scenario involved the lifeboat rescuing a casualty at sea and transferring to a Coast Guard shore team for further treatment and evacuation.
Conditions on scene were excellent for the exercise and small crowd of public gathered in the area to observe. A joint debrief was held and the exercise was found to have been a great success, with both sides gaining a greater appreciation of each other’s capabilities.
This morning, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard took part in routine rescue training with the Coast Guard’s Sikorsky S-61N helicopter at Red Island, Skerries.
The volunteers first prepared the landing site and after the helicopter shutdown were given a ground briefing by the crew. The Skerries team were then brought on a short flight around the harbour, finishing off the training with a highline winch transfer back to the landing site.
This morning, the volunteers teams from Skerries Coast Guard and Skerries RNLI got together for an informal meet and greet training session. The purpose of the event was for both sides to discuss rescue equipment, expertise and rescue methods. A short briefing was given by both sides on their respective rescue kit followed by some practical demonstration.
All who attended found this to be a very worthwhile exercise. further practical joint training is scheduled to take place in the near future. Skerries Coast Guard crew would like to thank the crew of Skerries RNLI for the opportunity to visit their station and meet with them.
This evening volunteers with the Skerries Coast Guard unit were engaged in a training exercise on the south beach in Skerries. The training exercise involved a coastline search, VHF radio communications between search teams, casualty assessment, first aid and scene management.
