Incident #3 of 2010

This afternoon, Skerries Coast Guard were tasked by the Coast Guard’s rescue coordination centre to investigate reports of a drifting yacht at Skerries harbour. Several concerned members of the public at the harbour had contacted the Coast Guard to report that the yacht was drifting towards rocks at the shoreline.

The Skerries Coast Guard team arrived on scene within minutes and quickly established that there were no persons on board the yacht and it appeared to have broken free from its moorings nearby. The yacht was later successfully removed from the beach with the assistance of Skerries lifeboat and returned to its moorings. The Skerries Coast Guard team also conducted a full shoreline search to establish that no pollution had occured from the grounded yacht.

Incident # 17 of 2009

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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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This evening, the Volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard took part in a night search and rescue exercise.

A search of Red Island was conducted using 2 teams. A casualty was located and was assessed,treated and evacuated by stretcher to an area suitable for extraction by helicopter.

This exercise included training in search techniques, first aid, radio communications and team work.

Weather conditions on the night were fair with good visibility in a moderate S.W. breeze

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Weather conditions were favourable, with good visibility and freshening Southerly winds. All of the Skerries Coast Guard team had an opportunity to experience a flight in the helicopter.

Further rescue training took place on St. Patrick’s island, one of the three uninhabited islands off the coast of Skerries.

Once again, our thanks to the Dublin Coast Guard helicopter crew for a fantastic joint training exercise.

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At 17:50 this evening, the Skerries Coast Guard team were tasked by the Irish Coast Guard’s rescue co-ordination centre (MRCC) to investigate a reports of a possible sighting of a red distress flare north of Rockabill Lighthouse.

Skerries Coast Guard volunteers conducted a search of the coastline and nothing unusual was found  The team were subsequently stood down by MRCC

Weather conditions in the area were fair with good visibility and  light NW winds.

Incident #22 of 2008

The object of the exercise was to facilitate a helicopter landing under cover of darkness

A landing site was selected on Red Island, Skerries and the volunteers quickly cordoned, prepared and set up the designated landing site. The Irish Coast Guard helicopter (EI-RCG) made their approach and performed a brief landing, simulated casualty evacuation and departure.

The Coast Guard helicopter did some demonstration of their night time illumination equipment or “Night Sun”. This is used for night searches or night approaches for landing the aircraft. The Night Sun is remotely controlled by a crewman from within the helicopter and has a strength of 30 million candlepower.

Some of the Skerries volunteers also had a brief look at how the Helicopter crew uses F.L.I.R (Forward Looking Infra Red) technology to locate persons using thermal imagery.  

Weather conditions on scene were fair with a cold, light to moderate SW breeze.

Our thanks to the crew of EI-RCG for another professional job well done!

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These rocket flares are frequently used by the Coast Guard during incidents as a means of illuminating large areas at night and also as a signalling aid.

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The training also covered a practical demonstration in the use of the team’s night vision equipment.

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Skerries Coast Guard volunteers were at the harbour within minutes and monitored the ship on its approach to the pier. As it came alongside, volunteers spoke to the crew and established that no further assistance was required.

Incident # 19 of 2008

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