Skerries Coast Guard » Kayak http://www.skerriescoastguard.com A voluntary coastal rescue unit of the Irish Coast Guard Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Kayakers in difficulty – 4th July 2010 http://www.skerriescoastguard.com/2010/07/04/kayakers-in-difficulty-4th-july-2010/ http://www.skerriescoastguard.com/2010/07/04/kayakers-in-difficulty-4th-july-2010/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:12:32 +0000 admin http://www.skerriescoastguard.com/?p=928

The Skerries Coast Guard team were paged at 16:50 this evening to assist kayakers in difficulty near Loughshinny. Concerned members of the public had contacted the Coast Guard on 999 to report that several kayakers had been blown offshore by the strong westerly gales and were struggling to return. The Coast Guard also tasked Rescue 116 (the Coast Guard helicopter) and requested the launch of the Skerries lifeboat.

Fortunately, a local fishing boat managed to assist the kayakers in returning to shore. Local lifeguards on duty at the  scene provided shoreline assistance, thankfully none of the kayakers required medical treatment.

Incident # 13 of 2010

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