in ireland, dublin port was forced to completely close for a time – the first time in history the port has closed. two fishing vessels sank at sea, with a total loss of seven lives. a third vessel engaged in the rescue attempts also sank but the crew were rescued. a storm tide with sea levels of up to above mean tide was announced for the coastal areas of lower saxony and schleswig-holstein by the state governments, however the storm had already passed those areas before high tide had set in, so there was less damage than expected.