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WHILE TRAINING AT Dun Laoghaire harbour yesterday evening, the Coast Guard received a call with reports that tourists had been cut off by the tide at Sandymount beach.
A member of the public had spotted them in difficulty, and raised the alarm.
Upon arrival at the scene, the team spotted the people in the water. At this point, the RNLI Dun Laoghaire inshore lifeboat was en route, and Rescue 116 was requested to attend the scene.
The RNLI and Coast Guard proceeded on foot to the nearest and safest point on the beach to where those in the water were attempting to make their way back to land.
The two tourists – from Finland – eventually reached land and didn’t require any medical assistance.
The Coast Guard then assisted the pair with transport back to their accommodation.
In a Facebook post, the Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard said it was a “grateful sound to hear the engines of R116 making its way to us”, and thanked those who had assisted in the operation.
It added that it was an “emotional but thankful sight” to see R116 “keeping an eye on us”.
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Yes, this deserved an article. The whole country will sleep better knowing the Luas is back up and running.
@Liam Byrne: handy to know if you need to use it for work in the morning
@Liam Byrne: In fairness Liam , 90,000 people use the Luas every day , but more importantly they’re Dubs , and they have to carry the Sam around .
Only joking , I see lots of unhappy comments on the Dubcentric reporting during the storm . Infrastructure , country wide needs to be looked at in light of recent events and austerity .
@Liam Byrne: you obviously don’t rely on it
@Liam Byrne: If, like me, you spent one and a half hours getting home after work today, instead of the usual half an hour on the luas, you would certainly be interested.
@Zmeevo Libe: I never said people didn’t want to know.
Well done Luas crew, fair play.
Clap, clap, clap.
Why was it out in the first place?
@Grotmaster:
Their control centre at the Red Cow depot got quite badly damaged in the storm and was knocked out of action, so they shut down the whole system. A bit drastic?…
@Ewan O’Doherty: Probably not.
Well done to Roofer’s at Select Roofing Ltd, for repairing the roof of the control centre and get the Luas up and running.
Read this on the bus home!
The organised pick pockets will be back to work
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