Irish Coast Guard

" 2010 Annual Swim "

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" Coastal Bike Patrol "

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"Drogheda Coast Guard Unit receive NEW 6m RIB"

Howth Coast Guard

Details of Sea Swim - July 11th 2009

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Crosshaven Coast Guard Unit

Click HERE < < < Helicopter Exercise > > >

Click HERE < < < Helicopter / RIB Exercise > > >

Click HERE < < < Capsize Drill 1 > > >

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Drogheda Coast Guard Unit

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The team offer Cliff Rescue, Sea Rescue (Delta Rib & D-Class) & Coastal Search. They have a 4×4 Isuzu, Honda Quad, Ford Gear Van & a Tractor for rough RIB launches.
The Unit is comprised of 24 volunteers who are on call 24 hours 365 Days a year.Volunteers are alerted through a VHF based paging system.

The Irish Coast Guard is a part of the 999/112 emergency system and the Doolin coastal unit is one of fifty two similar teams located at regular intervals around the Irish Coastline.

07 D 78595 Ford Ranger & 06 D 82174 Toyota Landcruiser assisting in providing lighting for landing of Rescue 116 (EI-MES) Sikorsky Helicopter at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda recently.

Inside the RIB

Here are a few pics from a training session with Crosshaven Lifeboat, Civil Defence (Charlie Delta 1) & the Waterford based Helicopter. (Rescue 117)during ACC Bank Cork Week 2008.
( All Crosshaven photo's courtesy of Mr Keith Cruise)