COAST GUARD and EUROTRADE ALERT WHEN LAUNCHING SKY LANTERNS.

IF IT IS YOUR INTENTION TO LAUNCH EUROTRADE’S SKY LANTERNS FROM
A BEACH LOCATION ANYWHERE IN IRELAND, YOU ARE KINDLY REQUESTED
BY THE COAST GUARD TO INFORM THEM OF YOUR INTENTIONS TO DO SO,
WHICH CAN BE DONE BY E-MAIL OR PHONE.

THE SEARCH AND RESCUE REGIONS ARE SUBDIVIDED INTO 3 AREAS:

CARLINGFORD LOUGH AROUND TO YOUGHAL (CORK), DUBLIN DIVISION.
TEL: 01-6620922 E-MAIL: mrccdublin@irishcoastguard.ie

YOUGHAL AROUND TO SLYNE HEAD (GALWAY) VALENTIA DIVISION
TEL: 066-9476109 E-MAIL: mrscvalentia@irishcoastguard.ie

SLYNE HEAD AROUND TO LOUGH FOYLE, MALINHEAD DIVISION
TEL: 074-9370103 E-MAIL: mrscmalinhead@irishcoastguard.ie

THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT IN ADVANCE AND IF THE EUROTRADE SKY LANTERNSARE NOT LAUNCHED, DUE TO THE WEATHER F.I., IT WILL NOT MATTER TOTHE COAST GUARD, AS THEY ONLY WILL BE ACTING ON REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

THERE IS NO COST INVOLVED, EXCEPT THE COST OF A PHONE CALL TO THE
RESCUE CENTRE. REPORTING DISTANCE FROM THE COASTLINE LAND INWARDS WOULD BE
APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE MAXIMUM.

BY LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THE EUROTRADE SKY LANTERNS ARE BEING
LAUNCHED AND IF THEY DO GET REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC OF ‘FLARES’ IN
THAT AREA, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE IT INTO ACCOUNT IN JUDGING THE
RESPONSE REQUIRED.

www.eurotrade.ie

26-01-2011