Lifeguard Helicopter off Dublin Bay

TirEoghain

Hello all. First post from me. Had been lurking for a good while, and decided to take the plunge and make my first post.

Sitting here in an office in Blackrock, and I see a lifeguard helicopter flying around just off the coast. Can hear some sirens of emergency vehicles nearby too. Just wondering if anyone heard what's going on?

Its sure get everyone's attention in here today, shows how busy we all are.

Louth4sam

Im in Dun Laoghaire and sirens have been going off all over the place for the last couple of hours

cornbb

Welcome to boards.

Thats weird, 3 or 4 units of the fire brigade just zoomed past my window in Spiddal, anyone know what that was all about? We're also having a sleepy day.

Ha! Now biko can't have this moved to the dublin forum :P

Louth4sam

Just been over the other side of the building that faces the sea and apparently there are 120 kids in some difficulty out in the sea of the dun laoghaire pier

testicle

Several Yachts capsized off Dun Laoghaire.

Steyr

That must be One of the Dublin Airport Based Irish Coast Guard Sikorsky S61N Helicopters. Operated by CHC Canada for the Irish Coast Guard, not the Lifeguard.

biko

cornbb wrote:

Welcome to boards.

Thats weird, 3 or 4 units of the fire brigade just zoomed past my window in Spiddal, anyone know what that was all about? We're also having a sleepy day.

Ha! Now biko can't have this moved to the dublin forum :P

Damn, I'm too late
Gotta check RTE

testicle

Steyr wrote:

That must be One of the Dublin Airport Based Irish Coast Guard Sikorsky S61N Helicopters. Operated by CHC Canada for the Irish Coast Guard, not the Lifeguard.

So ?

cornbb

RTE News wrote:

Up to 120 children had to be rescued from the sea off Dún Laoghaire Co Dublin this afternoon after over 90 vessels capsized during a children's regatta.

It is understood the boats overturned during strong winds near the West Pier at Dún Laoghaire harbour. All of the children were wearing life jackets and all have since been accounted for.

A spokesperson for Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company said that there were 28 knot winds at the time of the incident, which occured at around 2pm.

28 Boats overturned! :eek:

What idiocy led to them being taken out in this weather? Glad they're all ok.

Hmm, thats 5 units of the fire brigade gone through Spiddal now!

TirEoghain

Bay seems to be full of boats out now on a rescuing mission, and 2 helicopters flying around.

Hope there are no tragedies.
The noise of all the ambulances seems to subsided now.

Mr E

Alot of children fell in the water. Its believed that most were rescued, but they're still searching just to be safe.

Hope everyone is OK.

FlutterinBantam

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRight ... the weather forecast did say calm conditions and fine weather... didn't it:cool:

skelliser

according to rte news a plane overshot the runway in conemara airport!! theres alot of helicopter activity here wer i am near the hospital in galway city, looks serious!!

Louth4sam

One of my co-workers was saying a big think fog and strong winds just came about when they were out there. Rescue helicopter is still out there but a lot of rescue boats and the navy vessel have left the area so hopefully they have found everyone

cornbb

cornbb wrote:

Hmm, thats 5 units of the fire brigade gone through Spiddal now!

Plus 2 ambulances, 3 garda vehicles and a rescue helicopter! :eek:

according to rte news a plane overshot the runway in conemara airport!! theres alot of helicopter activity here wer i am near the hospital in galway city, looks serious!!

Thats what it must be then Hope everyone is ok.

Hmm, maybe I'd best not go surfing out there this evening...

BendiBus

Jesus :eek:

Between capsising boats, overshooting planes and collapsing staircases, the emergency services are earning their pay today!!

Spud83

Crazy stuff Independent Story

20 people still unaccounted for.

January

It is a weird freak accident day today isn't it?

keltoms

it says on rte that up to 90 vessels were capsized!!!!!!

plissken

alanmurphy83 wrote:

Crazy stuff Independent Story

20 people still unaccounted for.

Looks like they have all been rescued ok thankfully
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0705/dunlaoghaire.html

Andy-Pandy

Seems all the sprogs have been accounted for.

Littlemonkey

Hiya

Just a lurker but as for the ambulances in spiddal. a chartered planed missed the runway down in aer arann and crashed, there seems to be 2 dead...

\m/_(>_<)_\m/

nothing like the activity we have down here in West Cork.
must be the HIGH season;)

Spud83

Sounds like a job well done by the rescue services.

scojones

Imagine if they went off the coast of West Cork. They'd be off their faces.

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scojones wrote:

Imagine if they went off the coast of West Cork. They'd be off their faces.

Nice one.

cournioni

BendiBus wrote:

Jesus :eek:

Between capsising boats, overshooting planes and collapsing staircases, the emergency services are earning their pay today!!

Sounds like a conspiracy to get Bertie's suicide comments out of the news to me...

darkman2

2 are dead after that plane crash. Busy day alright.

billy the squid

They are probably wondering why they closed sky news ireland , its been irish stories going accross the bottom all day. the plane crash one is on there now.

Thrill

darkman2 wrote:

2 are dead after that plane crash. Busy day alright.

Is this the plane crash you're on about or is this yet another one? Only says four injured though.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/Ireland/?jp=MHKFQLQLSNQL&rss=rss2

Four injured in plane crash

Four people were seriously injured today after a plane crash in Connemara, emergency services have confirmed.

Steyr

testicle wrote:

So ?

Clarifying. Chill.