Doolin Coast Guard

Small Sailing Boat

Caitriona — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:57:13 +0000

At 13.54 , Doolin Coast Guard team was tasked by MRSC Valentia to an incident at sea. A small sailing boat needed assistance as it’s sail had torn and it had no engine on board, there was a South Easterly wind which was carrying the boat further from shore. There was just one person on board and the position of the vessel was given as approximately 3 miles off Blackhead, between the lighthouse on Inis Óirr and the lighthouse on Blackhead. The team assembled , prepared the Delta boat and launched from Doolin. The small vessel was located shortly after, the person on board was safe and well . He went on board the Coast Guard boat and the small sailing boat was towed back to Doolin Pier.

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Injured Climber at Ailladie

Caitriona — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:47:23 +0000

Doolin Coast Guard was tasked by MRSC Valentia to an incident at Ailladie, North of Doolin. A HSE Ambulance was already on route to the location. A 64 year old man had fallen while climbing , he had fallen 20 ft down the cliff when his harness and ropes stopped him falling further. He had hit a ledge in the fall and broken his arm. Another group who were climbing nearby hauled him back up to the top of the cliff. The HSE ambulance crew and Coast Guard members arrived and treated his injuries . He was then stretchered to the ambulance and taken to Ennis General Hospital.

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Curragh Racing in Quilty

Caitriona — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:22:59 +0000

Doolin Coast Guard attended the Quilty Curragh Races today. A Coast Guard D- Class boat and crew was on the water for the event.

Vessel with Engine Failure

Caitriona — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:49:02 +0000

At 19.30, Doolin Coast Guard Unit assisted MRCC Valentia and Galway Lifeboat in the location of a stricken vessel that had reported engine failure in Galway Bay. After a brief search by sea and from the shore, the vessel was located by Galway Lifeboat and towed to Kinvara Harbour.

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Aran to Doolin Swim

Caitriona — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:42:59 +0000

The Aran to Doolin Swim took place today with all 13 swimmers completing the 10 k swim from Inis Óirr to Doolin Pier. The event was organised in aid of Temple Street Children’s Hospital , funds raised will go towards providing a new National Neuro – Surgery Unit for the Hospital.

All swimmers were partnered with a safety kayaker .Doolin Coast Guard boats were present along with Ennis Civil Defence, Burren Divers , Ennis Sub Aqua Club and some other boat owners.

Well Done to all 13 swimmers.

Lahinch

Caitriona — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:08:33 +0000

At 16.15 today, Doolin Coast Guard Unit was tasked by MRSC Valentia to an incident at Lahinch. Coast Guard members along with members of the Ennistymon Gardaí assisted a man who had difficulty returning to the Promenade from the shore under cliffs south of Lahinch Beach.

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Horse Riding Accident

Caitriona — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:14:47 +0000

While returning from an earlier callout, Coast Guard members came upon a woman who had fallen from a horse onto the road in Doolin. An ambulance had been called. Coast Guard members attended to the injured woman who had hurt her shoulder and arm in the fall. A HSE Paramedic and a HSE Ambulance arrived. Coast Guard members assisted the Ambulance crew . The woman was collared and stretchered to the Ambulance , she was then taken to Ennis General Hospital.

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Lisdoonvarna

Caitriona — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:49:55 +0000

While on route back from an earlier incident ,members of Doolin Coast Guard were again tasked to an incident at Lisdoonvarna where a man had collapsed on the street. The team administered First Aid, stretchered the man from the road and attended to him indoors until the HSE Ambulance arrived. He was then taken by Ambulance to Ennis General Hospital.

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Angler injured

Caitriona — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:44:17 +0000

At 10.20 , Doolin Coast Guard was tasked by MRCC Valentia to an incident close to Gleninagh, beyond Blackhead Lighthouse. A man had fallen while fishing from the rocks.The team went to the location, on finding the casualty, administered First Aid and splinted his leg. The HSE Ambulance arrived and together they placed the injured man in a stretcher and took him to the road where he was then taken by the ambulance to University College Hospital Galway.Team returned to base.

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Dough, Spanish Point

Caitriona — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:30:27 +0000

At 18.15, Doolin Coast Guard was tasked by MRCC Valentia, to search for a person whose possible location was near Dough, Spanish Point. Teams went to the area , carried out searches in different directions from the given location. Nothing was found. No further information came forward and no more information was available to MRCC, the team were stood down and returned to base.

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