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The UK’s Cruising Association has welcomed a new protocol for small boats entering France from outside the European Union. As of 1 June 2024, 53 marinas in France along its Channel coast now have the right to process boats both…
European Short-Sea Ro-Ro Operator CLdN to Join Maritime Battery Forum
3rd June 2024 Ports & Shipping
Major European short-sea ro-ro freight operator Compagnie Luxembourgouise de Navigation (CLdN), which in recent months launched a new Cork-Rotterdam lo-lo route, has announced that it has joined the Maritime Battery Forum. The MBF was founded with the aim of promoting new…
Dubarry Nautical Crossword: Win A Pair of Dubarry Palermo High-Performance Trainers in Our Online Competition HERE!
3rd June 2024 Nautical Crossword
Afloat.ie in association with Dubarry brings you a bi-monthly nautical crossword competition (No. 209). Win a pair of Dubarry Palermo High-Performance trainers! Complete the crossword below and add your details below and the first correct entry out of the hat…
First of Two Irish-Built £25m Container Cranes Arrives to Scotland at the Port of Greenock
3rd June 2024 Ports & Shipping
The first of two new ship-to-shore container cranes, costing £25 million and built by Liebherr in Ireland, arrived in Scotland aboard a vessel from Cork Harbour, will be a major boost for productivity at the Port of Greenock. At 932-tons,…
Irish University Team to Compete at FISU World Sailing Championships on Lake Garda
3rd June 2024 Youth Sailing
University College Cork (UCC) will compete in the FISU world sailing fleet racing championships on Lake Garda, Italy, later this week. UCC was selected to represent Ireland after the Irish University Sailing Association (IUSA) completed a 'rigorous' selection process. The…
The Naval Service said an emotional and fond farewell to its former flagship, the LÉ Eithne, as the distinctive twin funnel vessel departed at the weekend from its homeport of Cork Harbour for the final time. LÉ Eithne, which was…
Some 200 craft will participate in the 28 km-long Ocean to City or "An Rás Mór" event in Cork harbour on June 8th. Organisers Meitheal Mara have appealed for volunteers for the event, with a variety of roles available including…
With no race wins but five results in the top four, Dubliners Sean Craig and Stephen Boyle proved consistency pays at Howth Yacht Club on Sunday with overall victory by a single point at the 34-boat GP14 Leinster Championships. Royal North Of…
On Sunday, the 2nd of June 2024, Tramore RNLI were called into action following reports of a person in difficulty in a small inflatable dinghy off Tramore beach, near the Ladies slip. The alert was raised by a concerned member…
Lough Derg Lifeboat Launches to Find Vessel That Reportedly Glanced Off Rocks
2nd June 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
On Saturday afternoon (1 June), Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch to locate, assess and escort to safe harbour a vessel that a member of the public reported had made contact with rocks at Ryan’s Point.…
Marine Notice: Boulder Clearance and Pre-Trenching for Celtic Interconnector Project
2nd June 2024 News Update
The Department of Transport has been notified by Asso.subsea that they will be performing boulder clearance and pre-trenching works on behalf of Nexans as part of the Celtic Interconnector Project. The works will be located at various points along the…
Kish Offshore Wind Ltd and Bray Offshore Wind Ltd are conducting site investigation operations and geotechnical surveys on the Dublin Array offshore wind farm project site and associated Export Corridor Route (ECR) off the coast of Dublin and Wicklow. These…
Youghal RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew were requested to launch at 2.48pm on Friday afternoon (31 May) to reports of two children on an inflatable toy craft that was blown out to sea off the Strand beach in East Cork. The…
Five-Peak Challenge in 72 Hours In Memory of Late Irish Coast Guard Volunteer Caitriona Lucas
2nd June 2024 Coastguard
Late Irish Coast Guard volunteer Caitriona Lucas will be remembered when three mountaineers tackle the five highest peaks in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales over a three-day period this month. As The Sunday Independent reports, the team for the fourth…
France, Britain and Norway Search for Russian Submarine off Irish West Coast
2nd June 2024 Naval Visits
France, Britain and Norway sent military aircraft to the west Irish coast to search for a Russian submarine last week. As The Sunday Times reports, the aircraft included a French Bréguet 1150 Atlantic plane which flew off the Clare coast,…
Irish Sailors Revolutionise Scottish Series Regatta Race Management with Robotic Marks
1st June 2024 Scottish Series
Dun Laoghaire Harbour sailors were at the forefront of the rejuvenation of Scotland's biggest Regatta earlier this week, when they brought groundbreaking technology to the Scottish Series hosted by the Clyde Cruising Club. This year's regatta feature was the use…
Dalin Back on Top in New York Vendée-Les Sables d’Olonne Solo Race to France
1st June 2024 Vendee Globe
After being hampered by small technical problems at a critical point on the outward race to the USA, French skipper Charlie Dalin would dearly like to be first back to Les Sables d’Olonne at the conclusion of the New York…
Dublin Bay Sailing Club's sixth AIB Saturday race of the 2024 season was sailed on June 1st in light to medium easterly winds on a sunny Dublin Bay. In a seven-boat turnout in IRC One, under Race Officer Barry MacNeaney,…
The growing RS Feva class in Northern Ireland is still going strong and will have yet another open event next weekend (8th/9th June) when the Northerns will take place at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club at Cultra on the…
The Courtmacsherry All Weather RNLI Lifeboat "Val Adnams" was called into action at 5.04 pm on Saturday to assist a 25ft pleasure boat in distress off the Seven Heads coast in West Cork. The pleasure boat had issued a "Mayday"…