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Trans-Atlantic Subsea Fiber Optic 'Hibernia Express Cable System' Work Underway
#HiberniaExpress – The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that TE SubCom, on behalf of Hibernia Express, is scheduled to carry out a Route Clearance Operation and a Pre Lay Grapnel Run along the Hibernia Express cable route…
Boat Safety – How to Avoid Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
#carbonmonoxide – There have been a number of fatalities from carbon monoxide poisoning in recent years on leisure and working craft. Gas Networks Ireland say follow these simple steps to protect yourself and others on your vessel from the "silent killer":…
Deployment of Data Buoys and Acoustic Doppler Profilers (ADP), North Co. Dublin
#databuoy – The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that Techworks Marine Ltd., will deploy four moored Marine Data Buoys to gather scientific data on marine mammals. The buoys will be deployed in the Irish Sea at Portmarnock and…
Marine Notice: Extended Construction Works At North Harbour, Cape Clear Island
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that construction works have been extended at North Harbour on Cape Clear Island in West Cork. The works involve the construction of a slipway; replacement of…
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) – Maritime Declarations of Health For Ships Docking at Irish Ports
#ebola – The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been requested to publicise the attached (downloadable below as a word file) Health Service Executive letter regarding the submission of a Maritime Declaration of Health for ships docking at Irish ports, which…
Marine Notice: Site Investigation Works At Rossaveal Fishery Harbour Centre
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport advises that site investigation works are being carried out at Rossaveal Fishery Harbour Centre on Galway Bay. The work comprises drilling multiple boreholes at a series…
Wave Measuring Device at Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre, Co. Cork
#castletownbere – The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that a wave measuring device has been installed on the seabed, adjacent to the Walter Scott Rock, at co-ordinates Latitude 51° 38' 33.6"N, Longitude 009° 54' 20.4"W. A…
Marine Notice: Live Surface To Air Firing Practices At Gormanston Ranges
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport advises that the Defence Forces will conduct live surface to air firing practices at Gormanston Ranges on 4 and 5 November 2014 between 10am and 2.30pm…
Marine Notice: Site Investigation Works At Howth Fishery Harbour Centre
#MarineNotice - The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport advises that site investigation works will commence at Howth Fishery Harbour Centre on or around today 29 October, weather permitting. The works, involving geotechnical investigations within the western trawler basin, are…
Marine Notice: Corrib Gas Pipeline Works From Corrib Field To Broadhaven Bay
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises of rock placement on the newly installed P3/P6 flowlines at the Corrib gas field, and remedial rock placement on the 20” gas pipeline and…
Marine Notice: Statutory Radio Surveys On Irish Sea-Going Vessels
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that it has established a panel of authorised surveyors to conduct statutory radio surveys on Irish sea-going vessels, including fishing vessels. This panel is…
Marine Notice: Corrib Gas Field Baseline Environmental Survey & Post Well Monitoring Survey
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that an environmental survey will take place in the vicinity of the Corrib Gas Field manifold and the Corrib treated surface water outfall diffuser.…
Marine Notices: Survey Operations In The Celtic Sea, Off Southwest Coast
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport advises that Osiris Projects will be carrying out two survey operations along the proposed interconnector route between Ireland and France. The surveys will extend from the…
Marine Notice: Corrib Gas Pipeline & Umbilical Inshore Maintenance & Inspection Survey
#MarineNotice - An inshore pipeline and umbilical maintenance and inspection survey, using vessel mounted acoustic survey equipment and a side scan sonar system, will take place from high water at Glengad, Co Mayo to an area close to the water…
Marine Notice: 3D Seismic Survey In Porcupine Basin, September 2014
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DDTTAS) advises that Polarcus DMCC is scheduled to carry out a 3D seismic survey in the Porcupine Basin, southwest coast of Ireland, in early September. The…
Marine Notice: AIM Requirements For Seagoing Passenger Ships
#MarineNotice - As of 31 October 2014, there will be new requirements for Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) for passenger ships of classes B, C, D, IIA, III and VI. The European Communities (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System) Regulations 2010…