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Howth Coast Guard Rescues Man After Cliff Path Fall
#Howth - The Irish Coast Guard cliff rescue team at Howth sprang into action yesterday afternoon (Saturday 16 July) after reports that a man in his 30s had fallen from the cliff path on Howth Head in North Co Dublin.
Working with paramedics from the Dublin Fire Brigade, the coastguard team evacuated the casualty to a waiting ambulance from the spot where he had fallen, some four metres from the cliff path near Drumleck Point.
The casualty had suffered a head injury but was conscious and breathing. He is currently being treated at Beaumont Hospital.
Howth RNLI and the Irish Coast Guard's Waterford-based helicopter Rescue 117 were also tasked to the incident but stood down.
Skerries Lifeboat Tows Motorboat To Safety Off Malahide
#RNLI - Skerries RNLI responded yesterday afternoon (Saturday 28 May) to reports of a motorboat adrift with engine difficulties some four miles east of Malahide Estuary.
Skerries RNLI volunteers launched the lifeboat shortly before 2pm when Dublin Coast Guard tasked them to assist the boat, with four men on board, that was experiencing engine trouble.
Those on board the casualty vessel was able to provide the coastguard with GPS co-ordinates for their position.
As a result the lifeboat, with volunteer Joe May at the helm and crewed by Steven Johnson and Laura Boylan, were able to proceed directly to the vessel.
The motorboat was then taken under tow by the lifeboat and returned safely to Howth. Conditions at the time were clam with a slight sea fog.
Speaking after the callout, Skerries RNLI lifeboat operations manager Gerry Canning said: "Everyone on board was wearing a lifejacket and they were able to give us their exact location. Even the most prepared can encounter difficulties at sea.
"We would just like remind people that if they are in difficulty or see others who may be in difficulty to dial 999 and ask for the coastguard."
Skerries RNLI is currently on the lookout for new volunteers to join its 18-strong crew, as previously reported on Afloat.ie.
This afternoon the Irish Coast Guard were alerted to concerns for a diver who was at the slip at Howth Harbour, Co Dublin.
The local Coast Guard unit in Howth were tasked and were quickly on scene.
On arrival the team were met with a male diver in his 40s who had experienced a rapid ascent while returning to the surface from 15 meters depth. With the possibility of decompression sickness the Coast Guard team provided medical assistance until the arrival of an ambulance.
The casualty was taken to Beaumont Hospital where his condition is stable.
Howth Coast Guard Warns Walkers Over Waves On East Pier
#WaterSafety - Howth Coast Guard has advised walkers to avoid the harbour's East Pier today (Sunday 10 April) due to the danger of breaking waves.
It comes as Met Éireann issues a Status Yellow weather warning for most of the country over strong winds, heavy rainfall and high spring tides with the moon at perigee.
Cork is the worst hit by the current deluge with many parts of the city hit by flooding this morning, as The Irish Times reports.
Gale warnings and small craft warnings are currently in effect around the coast, as easterly gales are expected to surpass Force 6 from Erris Head to Fair Head to Wicklow Head.
Coast Guard unit at scene. More reports coming in of other coastal areas being exposed to waves breaking endangering the...
Posted by Howth Coast Guard on Sunday, 10 April 2016
Malahide Yacht Club Wins All Ireland Nautical Table Quiz in aid of the RNLI
The first All Ireland Nautical Table Quiz in aid of the RNLI took place last Friday evening in the Marine Hotel, Sutton in County Dublin.
There was a great turn out, including a team from the Howth RNLI crew. The winning team was Malahide Yacht Club. They received first prize and the All Ireland Nautical Table Quiz Perpetual Trophy.
Presenting the prizes to the winners, John Craddock, Commodore of Howth Sailing and Boating Club, thanked the very generous sponsors and the voluntary contribution of club members for making it all happen. Plans are already underway for next years Quiz which will be bigger and better.
The event raised close to €2,000
RNLI Volunteers Walk The Red Carpet At Gala Screening Of 'The Finest Hours'
#RNLI - Volunteer lifeboat crew from three RNLI stations in Dublin were in Dundrum on Wednesday evening (17 February) for the Irish gala screening of Disney's latest action film The Finest Hours.
Volunteers Gerry Canning and Eoin Kelly from Skerries RNLI, Manus O’Donnell from Howth RNLI and Paul Cummins and Jack Shanahan from Dun Laoghaire RNLI were invited to swap lifeboats for the limelight as they shared the red carpet with guests at the high-action movie premiere at Dundrum Town Centre.
The film tells the incredible true story of the heroic 1952 SS Pendleton rescue mission carried out by the US Coast Guard which is still regarded as one of the greatest sea rescues of all time.
The Finest Hours is based on the acclaimed non-fiction book of the same name by Michael J Tougias and Casey Sherman, which tells the tale of true events that took place 64 years ago this week.
Presented in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D, the film will transport audiences to the heart of the action, creating a fully-immersive cinematic experience on an epic scale.
Owing to the long and close relationship that the RNLI holds with the US Coast Guard, it was highly appropriate for Disney and the RNLI to work together in Ireland, while helping to raise awareness of the charity’s lifesaving work.
The Dublin crew, dressed in full all-weather lifeboat kit, ushered guests to their cinema seats where ahead of the movie, they watched a hard-hitting advertisement from the RNLI’s national drowning prevention campaign, Respect the Water.
The campaign which was first launched last summer warns people that coastlines and waters can be dangerously unpredictable.
The 60 second commercial entitled ‘Breathe’ is shown from the point of view of the casualty, played by an actor. The narrator Andy Serkis invites the audience to hold its breath while watching the film, as the casualty struggles and succumbs to the effects of cold water shock in the time the audience is holding their breath.
The film reveals that, on land, the average person can hold their breath for 45 seconds – but in cold water, they might not last 10.
Speaking following the gala screening, Gerry Canning from Skerries RNLI said: "It was great to see such strong parallels between the bravery, selflessness and community spirit shown by the characters in the film which is mirrored by RNLI lifeboat crew all around Ireland.
"It’s not unusual for us to be woken up by our pagers on a normal week night, so an evening of glitz and glamour was a nice change."
In 2015, RNLI lifeboat crews – who are on-call 24/7, 365 days a year – launched 1,098 times rescuing 1,244 people.
The RNLI has been operating since 1824 and has continually shared expertise, advice and training knowledge with the US Coast Guard for over 100 years.
RNLI volunteers also attended gala screenings of the film in Galway, Cork and Limerick last night.
The Finest Hours will open in Irish cinema today (Friday 19 February). Watch the trailer below.
SB20s Stage Howth Yacht Club Coaching Clinic, Launch New Website
An opportunity to clarify your sailing decisions will be provided by the Irish SB20 class association when it stages a racing strategy clinic run in conjunction with the Howth Yacht Club Spring Warmer Series in April.
The sportsboat class has also launched a new website for the 2016 season. Click here to see the new site.
The new coaching initiative from 9-16th April will take place during HYC racing and outside assistance will be permitted in the series to facilitate coaching.
SB20 sailor Jimmy Dowling says it is a 'great opportunity to hone decision making skills under the guidance of world renowned coach, Mark Rhodes'.
Areas covered include:
● The three segments of the first beat (The Law of Before)
● Creating a starting priority list = creation of strategy = start
● 5 key areas to position at the start (with additional one extra)
● Double tacking – How, why, when
● Fleet / boat control – How, why, when, where
The cost per boat is €100
The annual SB20 class dinner will be held upstairs in the dining room of the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Friday 4th March (19:30hrs for 20:00hrs). The 3 course dinner is €35pp.
SuperValu Sutton Chooses Howth RNLI As 'Charity Of The Year'
#RNLI - Howth RNLI was unveiled this week as SuperValu Sutton’s Charity of the Year for 2016.
A series of fundraising activities will take place in store throughout 2016 to support the work of the local lifeboat station, contributing to the training of the volunteer lifeboat crew members, the provision of lifejackets and crew kit, the maintenance of the two lifeboats and the station's running costs.
Rose Michael, chair of the Howth RNLI fundraising branch, expressed her thanks and gratitude to the management, staff and customers for their support.
"We are delighted to be announcing a local fundraising partnership with SuperValu Sutton," she said. :Their support and the generosity of their customers will help us to continue our lifesaving work in the community this year.
"We have a fantastic group of people who devote their time and energy, and make sacrifices to enable us to launch the lifeboats. Our volunteer crew are incredibly brave and we want to make sure that when they go to sea to save lives that they are highly trained with the best of equipment.
"When they go out on a recue they don’t know what risks they will face, and it is our priority that they come home safely."
Neville Raethorne, store manager at SuperValu Sutton, also commented: "The lifeboat in Howth provides an important service to our customers in the locality and many of the crew members shop here. We look forward to developing a successful fundraising partnership with Howth RNLI over the coming year."
With 60 launches, rescuing 58 people, Howth RNLI was the busiest coastal lifeboat station in Ireland in 2015 – a year that saw stations nationwide launch to more than 1,000 incidents.
Dublin Bay Prawn Festival Moves To March For St Patrick's Celebrations
#MaritimeFestivals - This year's Dublin Bay Prawn Festival is moving a month earlier to tie in with the St Patrick's festivities in Ireland's capital.
As ever, your favourite prawn dishes will be the star of the show at the food village in the heart of Howth from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 March.
The full programme of events is yet to be announced, but the three days of food and fun are set to kick off once again with the 'mystery dine-around' on Friday 18 March, with a wine reception and courses from some of Howth's finest seafood restaurants. (Tickets priced at €65 per head are going fast.)
In addition, this year's festival will feature an evening of music and dance celebrating Irish, Slovakian and Brazilian culture.
For more details are they are announced, visit the Dublin Bay Prawn Festival website HERE.
€18m in Fishery Harbour Works Announced
Pontoons in Cape Clear, West Cork a small craft harbour in Killybegs, County Donegal and dredging works in Howth, County Dublin are part of an €18m Capital Investment Package in 2016 for the development of Ireland’s fishery harbour network announced today by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. See the full table below.
Announcing the investment package, the Minister said “In total I am allocating €18m for this year's Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme. I have set aside €16m towards safety, maintenance and new development works at the six Fishery Harbour Centres at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, Dingle, Rossaveel and Killybegs. I am also making €2m available for a Local Authority Harbour Programme, and I am assessing specifically what is required to address storm damage at Local Authority owned fishery harbours.”
Flagship projects in the 2016 Capital Programme (see table1) include the provision of dedicated Ferry pontoons on the West Pier in Howth, infrastructure upgrades in Dunmore East, commencement of the Dinish Wharf expansion Project in Castletownbere, expansion of the small craft harbour in Ros an Mhíl and the Smooth Point pier extension in Killybegs. The Minister continued, “While there are a number of flagship projects for completion this year, of equal importance is the preparatory work for significant potential projects in Howth, Dunmore East, An Daingean and Ros an Mhíl”
The 2016 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme outlined by the Minister also contains funding of €2m to assist coastal Local Authorities repair, maintain and develop piers, harbours and slipways under their ownership. The Minister stated “I am delighted to continue to support Local Authorities in their efforts to maintain and develop the fishery harbour network which provides much needed facilities for our rural fishing and marine focussed communities. A number of smaller fishing piers around the coast experienced some damage during the recent storms and we are currently assessing how best to assist Local Authorities in carrying out repairs”
Concluding on the 2016 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme, the Minister said “This year’s programme is significant on a number of fronts, firstly it provides for the continuation of this Governments strategy to develop and improve the facilities at our fishery harbours in 2016. Secondly it prepares the groundwork for potential projects in the coming years all of which will benefit the fishing industry, seafood processing sector, other ancillary marine industries.”
Table 1- Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2016
Location | Project | Cost €m |
Howth: |
- Traffic Management Works - East Pier Repairs - Pontoons to west pier for ferry landings - Engineers office - Preparation of Dumping at Sea licence - Provision of Berthing Face to Middle Pier - Electric Works West Pier - Gas Main - Other Services (Sewers,ducting,watermains) Total |
0.150 0.050 0.400 0.050 0.100 0.100 0.300 0.150 0.150 1.450 |
Dunmore East: |
- Harbour Office Upgrade - West Wharf upgrade - Breakwater (Design Report) - Harbour Road re-surface Total |
0.700 0.200 0.160 0.100 1.160 |
Castletownbere: |
- Harbour User toilet and Shower facilities - Dinish Wharf Expansion - Harbour Slipway - Quayside Electrical Upgrade - Harbour Offices Upgrade - Replacement of water network Dinish - Dinish Bridge Survey - CCTV Total |
0.090 1.000 0.040 0.150 0.250 0. 450 0.080 0.070 2.130 |
An Daingean:
|
- Workshop Design ,Planning and commence works - Capital Dredging Navigation Channel – Dumping at sea Licence, tender preparation and preparation works - Net mending area Total |
0.400 0.500 0.100 1.000 |
Ros an Mhíl:
|
- Quay Development – Design, Evaluations, Consulting, EIS, Permitting and preparation works - Small craft Harbour – Dredging Total |
0.800 1.800 2.600 |
Killybegs:
|
- Repairs to Blackrock/Auction Hall Piers - Small Craft Harbour - Smooth Point Pier Development - Landing Pier Fendering - Landing Pier Electrical Design/Works - Boatyard investment Total |
0.175 0.900 2.500 0.300 0.190 0.0 70 4.135 |
Cape Clear
|
-Pontoons Total |
400 0.400 |
Total Departmental Owned Marine Infrastructure projects | €12.875 | |
Safety and Maintenance and Non-Discretionary and Contractual Capital Commitments 2016 (incl Disability Access) | €3.120 | |
Total Local Authority Harbour Development and Marine Leisure | €2.000 | |
Total Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme |
€17.995
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