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The exercise was held at the Claycastle, front strand on Tuesday 3rd August, involving the Youghal RNLI, Youghal Coast Guard, HSE and the lifeguards.
Photo: Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
Youghal Coast Guards
The object of the exercise is to show each agencies working skills and equipment and to blend them together in the event of a major emergency. The exercise consists of a vessel in distress at sea and several casualties having to be recovered from the water.
Youghal Lifeguards
The casualties were then transferred to the shore where the Lifeguards and Youghal Coast Guard Unit transported them to the HSE ambulance service for treatment. The planned joint exercises was a great success with all the emergency services working well together.
Click on image to see the emergency services in action
Cork City Mayor visits Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat station on their 150th anniversary. For 150 years men and women of Ballycotton, a small fishing village in East Cork, have been ready to drop what they are doing to answer the shout for help from someone in trouble at sea. They are the crew, past and present, of the Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat.
Lord Mayor of Cork Brian Bermingham, John Murray-Treasurer, John Tattan-LOM, Colin Sliney-DLA, Fiona Flynn-Chairwomen fundraising committee, Bláthnaid Lane Walsh-Press Officer with RNLI crew and volunteers. Photo: Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
As an acknowledgement of this outstanding commitment the Lord Mayor of Cork City, Cllr. Brian Bermingham, visited Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat station to meet the Coxswain, Ian Sheridan, and some of the volunteer lifeboat crew. They were welcomed on arrival by Lifeboat Operations Manager, John Tattan and Ballycotton lifeboat press officer, Bláthnaid Lane Walsh.
Mr. Tattan, in his welcoming speech, spoke of the tradition and the commitment of lifeboat crewmembers, some of the current crew having been with the station for up to 30 years. He explained to those present how Read more
