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Queen Mary 2 World’s Largest Liner Heralds Cruise Boom for Dún Laoghaire Harbour
#LinerQueenMary2 -RMS Queen Mary 2 the world's largest ocean liner made her…
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New €1m Lifeboat Station Opens in Castletownbere, Cutting Launch Time in Half
Castletownbere RNLI has officially opened its new lifeboat station and facilities on…
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Queen Mary 2: Bon Voyage As Dun Laoghaire Bids Farewell to Success of Big Visitor
#QM2Farewell– Queen Mary 2 under the command of master Kevin Oprey, weighed…
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Who is Celebrating European Maritime Day Tomorrow? Not Ireland
A celebration of European maritime communities is to be held tomorrow Tuesday…
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Tall Ships Arrive for 'Sail Home to your Roots' Gathering 2013 on Dublin Bay
Two Class B Tall Ships will arrive in Dublin Port today as…
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Brazilian Navy Tallship Visits Capital of Gathering Tallships
#BrazilianTallship– A Brazilian Navy sail training vessel NSV Cisne Branco docked in…
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 18:43
Lecture: MSC Napoli – The Inside Story
#Lecture – The inside story of MSC Napoli, the containership which became the UK's largest, most complicated and most expensive shipwreck and salvage operation and will be the topic of a lecture held on Tuesday 23 April.
Robin Middleton CBE, former Secretary of State Representative of the United Kingdom, who took all the pivotal decisions during the disaster, will present th...
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 17:16
Duo Crosses Siberian Lake As Irish Rower Plots Canadian Adventure
#Adventure - An Irish duo have returned home after crossing the world's largest frozen lake in Russia.
As RTÉ News reports, Mike O'Shea from Dingle and Clare O'Leary from Bandon traversed the 640km-long Lake Baikal in Siberia over 26 days, contending with temperatures 30 degrees below freezing.
The challenge was the second mission in the veteran adventurer pair's 'Ice Projec...
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 14:09
'Gift of Youth' Set to Sail into Dublin Bay
#TallShips – This Thursday the tallship Dar Mlodziezy, a fully rigged A class sail-training vessel of the Gdynia Maritime University (a state run Maritime academy) is due to visit Dublin Port for two days, writes Jehan Ashmore.
An English translation of her name means "The Gift of Youth" which is appropriate given that the ship built in 1982 at the Polish city of Gdansk on t...
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 13:00
Voices Across The Pond Call For Sailing Growth
#Sailing - Scuttlebutt Sailing News has highlighted some North American voices adding to the chorus that calls for a renewed emphasis on dinghy sailing and encouraging a broader base of participation in the sport.
Former ISAF president Paul Henderson shared his thoughts on the elements that grew the sport of sailing over the past four decades, and what he believes is holding s...
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 12:11
Minister Highlights Building EU Wide Cooperation in Maritime Security and Surveillance
#MaritimeSecurity - Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter yesterday outlined one of Ireland's EU Presidency priorities, to address the potential for innovation, cooperation and collaboration by enhancing Maritime Safety, Security and Surveillance in the EU.
Opening the high level seminar on Challenges and Opportunities in Maritime Security and Surveillan...
#Windsurfing - History has been made in Hawaii with the first Irish woman ever to have windsurfed the infamous 'Jaws' surfing break, as The Irish Times reports.
Twenty-six-year-old Katie McAnena, a doctor from Galway, demonstrated perfect timing as she leapt into the water from an overhanging cliff.
An experienced windsurfer with four Irish women's championships to her name, ...
#schoolteamsailing – Current Munster school sailing champions Schull 1 will go head to head with Leinster champions Kilkenny College for the Irish title this weekend when the Irish Schools Sailing (ISSA) Team Racing National Championships takes place in Schull, West Cork. 12 teams have qualified from there regional events with two teams travelling from the UK.
The Fastn...
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 08:51
Irish Mirror Dinghy Class Start World Championship Season on Lough Ree
#mirrors – The season for the Mirrors got off to a great start over the weekend in Lough Ree Yacht Club with the Western Championships writes Brid Hickey
Speaking to Graham Elmes, coach for the Mirror class on Saturday after 4 races, ‘There were testing conditions with shifts in the winds and varying wind speeds of 2 -8 knots, which will prepare the sailors for the Mirror ...
Monday, 08 April 2013 20:31
Lifeboat Roundup: Windsurfers Rescued In Waterford; Boats Aground in Wexford, Lough Erne
#RNLI - The Dunmore East RNLI lifeboat was tasked yesterday (7 April) to assist two windsurfers in difficulty near Duncannon in Waterford Harbour.
In rough conditions yesterday afternoon, with south-east winds force 6/7 blowing, coxswain Pauly Daniels reached the casualties' position within 30 minutes.
By this stage one of the surfers had made it ashore safely at Duncan...
Monday, 08 April 2013 20:14
Tánaiste Signs New Maritime Boundary Agreement
#MaritimeBorder - Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has signed a new agreement that establishes a fixed maritime boundary between the UK and Ireland's offshore areas, as The Irish Times reports.
Gilmore put pen to paper on the deal with British ambassador to Ireland Dominick Chilcott that finalises a single boundary between the Exclusive Economic Zones (...
#Sailathon – 60 members of the Irish National Sailing School's Junior Club (aged between 7 - 18 years) took to the water to sail in Dun Laoghaire Harbour as part of Sail-a-thon 2013, a sponsored charity sailing marathon in aid of Crumlin Children's Hospital. This free charity event started at 9.30am on Sunday morning (April 7th) and was organised event by Maelstrom Proj...
Monday, 08 April 2013 15:47
UK Sailing Academy Inspires Dinghy Olympians of the Future
#olympic – In the afterglow of the 2012 London Olympics, the UK's Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) is making the success of the Olympic legacy a personal goal, by helping to inspire the sportsmen and women of the future.The Olympic sailing venue is making a conscious effort to ensure the Olympians of the future have the best facilities and training avail...
Monday, 08 April 2013 15:31
Double First as Discovery Docks in Dublin Port with Opening of Cruise Season
#Cruiseliners -Discovery not only has the distinction of becoming the first cruise caller to Dublin Port in 2013 but also under the brand of Cruise & Maritime Voyages, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The 700 passenger capacity vessel docked today at Ocean Pier having departed her homeport of Avonmouth yesterday for the start of this year's cruise season.
Discovery of 20,000 tonnes ...
#teamracing – An Irish team has won a top Australian team sailing championship on Sydney Harbour.
The Gladiators - whose members have represented Ireland at almost all team sailing world championships since 2003 - have beaten 21 teams to take the New South Wales titles at Woolahra Sailing Club.The NSW states, sailed in supplied 3.7m Pacer dinghies, is often more co...
Monday, 08 April 2013 12:27
Department Accepts Recommendations in MCIB Tit Bonhomme Report
The Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport has accepted all five recommendations from the MCIB report in the 2012 sinking of the Tit Bonhomme trawler published today.
The Irish Registered motor fishing vessel "MFV Tit Bonhomme" left Union Hall, Glandore, Co. Cork on Friday the 13th of January 2012 on a fishing trip with a crew of six. The vessel experienced some te...
Sunday, 07 April 2013 18:56
Gilmore Ousts Lynch for Laser Radial Title on Derg
#youthsailing – Robbie Gilmore showed the depth of his talent to win Gold at the Laser Radial Youth National Championships on Lough Derg this afternoon. It was one of five Irish youth sailing titles decided at the inland venue.
Gilmore from Strangford Lough reigned supreme in Tipperary throughout the four day, 11 race regatta to beat last year's champion Finn Lynch in the 44...
Sunday, 07 April 2013 13:56
Body Found In Search For Missing Dalkey Island Swimmer
#MissingSwimmer - RTÉ News is reporting that a swimmer taken from the water after going missing off Dalkey Island in Dublin Bay this morning (Sunday 7 April) has died.
Earlier this evening The Irish Times reported that the 35-year-old man was in a critical condition in Tallaght Hospital after being recovered from the water off Sorrento Terrace.
Lifeboat volunteers ...
Sunday, 07 April 2013 13:46
Groups Appeal For Clarity Over Galway Bay Fish Farm Plans
#FishFarm - Groups opposed to the controversial deep-sea fish farm in Galway Bay have written to TDs asking them to bring clarity to the growing conflict over the proposals.
As the Southern Star reports, the groups have asked for a review of the current licensing requirements for aquaculture schemes to ensure that the process is transparent and open to independent review - ami...
Sunday, 07 April 2013 13:16
Marine Navigation 'Primitive' Compared To Air Travel Standards
#Navigation - Marine navigation systems in yachting and shipping are 'primitive' compared to the standard in air travel, according to an electronics expert.
As Yachting Monthly reports, Martin Bransby of the UK's General Lighthouse Authorities said that "demands on marine navigation are only getting tighter, yet electronic systems at sea a primitive compared to those used in a...
Sunday, 07 April 2013 11:55
Ports & Shipping Review: National Port Policy Launched, IPA Welcomes Ports Plan, Cruise Boost for ‘Regional’ Harbour and Snow Flurry Farewell for Cargoship
#ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene, where Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar, launched the National Ports Policy which is to radically overhaul commercial ports and the transfer of 'regional' ports to local authorities.
Among the proposed regional ports is Dun Laoghaire, where the harbour which is in the middle of t...
Sunday, 07 April 2013 07:38
Lough Lifeboat Launches to Cruiser on Rocks
#loughderg – At 3pm yesterday, April 6, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat to launch to assist two people on board their 31ft cruiser, after their boat grounded on rocks by St. David's in Dromineer Bay. SEE VIDEO BELOW
The lifeboat launched at 15.13hrs with Helm Lian Knight, Ger Egan and Keith Brennan on board.
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