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Moville to host major sea rescue
demo day
11.07.16
LEADING marine search
and rescue experts from the islands of Ireland and
Britain will put on an exciting display of their
life-saving skills next weekend in
Moville-Greencastle.
The shores of Lough Foyle will welcome the Navy and
some of the country's top rescue crews for the
annual Irish Marine Search and Rescue Demo (IMSARC)
on Saturday, July 16.
Greencastle Coast Guard will co-ordinate a busy,
day-long schedule of events involving the Irish
Coast Guard helicopter, the Naval ship LÉ Orla and
the Air Corps Casa aircraft. |
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Lough Foyle to host top marine rescue
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A good crowd is
expected and spectators can expect to see both land
and sea operations including winching and shoreline
techniques.
Donegal-based volunteer Coast Guard units and the
crew of Buncrana RNLI's new Shannon-class lifeboat
'Derek Bullivant' will also demonstrate their
skills.
Meanwhile, Bord Iascaigh Mhara; the UK Maritime
Coastguard Agency, Irish Water Safety, Mountain
Rescue Ireland, Civil Defence and Foyle Rescue will
also take part.
The event will commence at 11am with a mud rescue
demonstration by nearby members of the Maritime
Coast Guard Agency. There will also be a
demonstration of drone technology.
Water-based events involving the Coast Guard
helicopter, the LÉ Orla and the Air Corps Casa as
well as other displays will commence at 1.30pm. |
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Lough Foyle to host top marine rescue
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IMSARC Draft
Schedule of Events
1100 to 1230: CLIFF Rescue Exercise and Mud Rescue –
BIM RNLI and IRCG Safety Displays Road Shows Donegal
MRT Drone on Display
1230 to 1330: Band Entertainment
1330 to 1400: Naval Vessel Winching Ex with IRCG
Heli – Static Winch from NS RIB – then Winch to deck
of NS vessel – return Crewman
1400: IRCG Helo to Land Bay Field 1400 to 1500 – May
depart to Derry for Fuel first
1410 to 1430: CASA flypast and liferaft Drop –
Life Raft recovered by LE Orla
1430: Departure of LE ORLA – Fly by of CASA
1430 to 1450: Irish Water Safety Demo – Stand up
Paddle Boarder in Difficulty. Recovery & Assistance
By Beach Lifeguards
1500 to 1515: Foyle Rescue MOB Drill – RIB display
1515 to 1520: Fishing vessel On Fire and Abandon
Ship (NFC College Trawler Smoke and Life Raft)
1520 to 1530: Lough Swilly Lifeboat and Greencastle
Delta Respond – Recover Casualties to RIB and
Lifeboat – Demo of casualty recovery from the Water
1530 to 1540: Coast Guard RIB recovers Transfers
Casualties to ALB
1540 to 1600: Helicopter arrives on scene and begins
winching from ALB – Helicopter Released at 1600hrs
to RTB or Refuel Derry
1600 to 1615: Beach lifeguards working with
Greencastle D Class recover a Casualty to the beach
and begin First Aid
1615 to 1630: Short Pyro demo from Lifeboat and CG
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