The Coast Guard does not have the capacity to respond to major accidents at sea, including oil spills, a fire on a ferry or a Costa Concordia-type incident in Irish waters. The Coast Guard does not have the capacity to respond to major accidents at sea, including oil spills, a fire on a ferry or a Costa Concordia-type incident in Irish waters. An internal Coast Guard document obtained by the Sunday Independent show officials raised concerns about critical high and medium risks posed to the country by shortcomings and a lack of resources. It said "insufficient capacity within the Coast Guard" means there is a high risk it could not "respond effectively and safely to a major event". Please log in or register with Independent.ie for free access to this article.

Source: Irish Independent February 02, 2020 06:56 UTC