News Update
#sailingannual – Afloat's packed 80–page 2014 Irish Sailing Annual hits the news stands next weekend (Saturday, 14 December) with all the latest Irish sailing news and reviews. It's got great photo spreads from the 2013 season including that trimaran capsize…
#Philippines – According to the Royal Navy, HMS Illustrious (RO6) the helicopter-carrier as previously reported has arrived in the Philippines today to bring a further boost in the humanitarian relief effort. The 22,500 tons 'Invincible' class carrier will take over…
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons – Statement by the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport on
22nd November 2013 News Update
Following recent reports in the media regarding the use of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport wishes to clarify the position regarding the approval and use of EPIRBs in Ireland. Fishing vessels in…
#Philippines - Howth Coast Guard will be hosting a donation drive for clothing and other items needed by people in the Ajuy area of the Philippines currently recovering from the recent Typhoon Haiyan disaster. The coastguard station on the West…
Helicopter-Carrier HMS Illustrious Heads to Philippines Typhoon Disaster Zone
15th November 2013 News Update
#Philippines – The Royal Navy's helicopter-carrier HMS Illustrious (R06) which visited Dublin Port in April is heading for the Philippines to bolster efforts to help those in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. UK Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday ordered that…
#EmerNIGERIA – The former Naval Service OPV L.E. Emer took the short journey between the Naval Base on Haulbowline Island to Cork Dockyard Ltd today for upgrading work for her new owners, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 65m vessel was brought…
UK's Biggest Jigsaw Finally Completed: Aircraft-Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
12th November 2013 News Update
#QEaircraftcarriers - On Armistice Day the massive hull of the Royal Navy's newbuild 65,000 tonnes aircraft-carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, was finally completed with the 'ski-ramp' slotted into place at Rosyth Dockyard, writes Jehan Ashmore. The facility on the Forth of…
#YellowSub - It's recently charmed the denizens of Belfast - and now the famous Yellow Submarine is making its way from the Lagan to the Liffey to mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first and only performances in Ireland.…
#UKyardClosure - Shipyard workers at BAE Systems, numbering 1,775 jobs are to lose their jobs in Scotland and England and end shipbuilding altogether at Portsmouth, writes BBC News. The firm said 940 staff posts and 170 agency workers will go…
#budget – In a week that saw Sports Council Grants hit in the budget, it is still unlcear as to how this might affect Irish sailing, a sport that benefitted from a range of state support to the tune of…
#Missing - RTÉ News reports that an air and sea search and rescue operation to locate a missing person off Howth in North Dublin has been suspended. According to the Howth Coast Guard, rescue crews including the Howth RNLI inshore…
#Protest - Greenpeace protestors got up close and personal with a yacht backed by Russia's state oil giant competing in last weekend's Barcolana Regatta in Trieste, Italy. A photo posted on the Greenpeace International Facebook page shows a RIB carrying…
#Missing - The body recovered off the Antrim coast last Friday has been confirmed as that of a the Polish national who went missing while sea angling with friends in Portrush a month ago. Last weekend Afloat.ie reported on the recovery…
Coveney Hails 'Strong Budget' For Marine Sector As Sport Faces Further Cuts
16th October 2013 News Update
#Budget14 - Ireland's marine sector receives an increased capital allocation of €10 million, while the Marine Institute and Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) will each get a funding boost for 2014, as details of the latest Budget emerged yesterday (15 October).…
#NewsUpdate - Search and rescue teams recovered a body from the water off Howth late last night (Monday 14 October). RTÉ News reports that the alarm was raised shortly after 9pm last night for a missing person, with the search…
#NewsUpdate - The Irish Times is reporting that a women has drowned while swimming off Achill Island yesterday afternoon (Thursday 10 October). Local coastguard members responded to an emergency call just after 3pm yesterday after the woman, who was swimming…