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Poor Navigation Standards On Container Ship Grounded On Arklow Bank Says MCIB Report
18th December 2014 MCIB
#MCIB - Lack of adherence to standard navigation procedures led to the grounding of a German-owned container ship on the Arklow Bank in January this year, according to the official report into the incident. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the…
#P&Oexpress – Annual overhaul of P&O Ferries fast-ferry Express has been completed at Harland & Wolff, from where the craft departed the 225m long dry-dock of Belfast Dock yesterday, writes Jehan Ashmore. Prior to dry-docking, the Incat 91m built craft…
An Apt Belfast Call Given Cruise Operator’s Relation to Harland & Wolff
18th December 2014 Cruise Liners
#FredOslenH&W – Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Boudicca (1973/28,551grt) docked this morning at Liverpool following an apt port of call to Belfast, given her berth facing opposite Harland & Wolff Industries is a Fred. Olsen related company, writes Jehan Ashmore. Boudicca…
Fears Over Ferry Route as Stena Line May Pull Out of Dún Laoghaire Harbour
18th December 2014 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
#RouteFuture? – There are growing fears that Stena Line may next year pull out of Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, in a move that sources estimate could cost the harbour company €7 million, reports The Irish Times. Stena recently announced it…
#BelfastLough - Belfast Lough Sailability is on the lookout for new volunteers to assist in its sail training efforts for people with disabilities. As highlighted in the Carrick Times recently, the Northern Irish charity regularly runs training sessions from its…
#WaterfrontProperty - A spacious detached four-bed family home with views across Belfast Lough could be yours for less than €900,000. The News Letter has all the details on 9 Whinney Hill at Holywood in Co Down, a modernised and renovated…
Public Consultation Opens On Disability Action Plan For Inland Waterways
17th December 2014 Inland Waterways
#InlandWaters - Waterways Ireland has opened a public consultation on its draft Disability Action Plan for Ireland's inland waterways. According to the cross-border body for Ireland's main inland navigations, the draft represents its commitment "to promoting positive attitudes towards people with…
IMDO Market Review: Dredging Difficulties, IMO Reduce Admin, Tanker Boom, Safeguarding the Arctic, Mega ‘Box’ Alliances and Much More
17th December 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish News: Sligo Harbour Dredging Difficulties - Earlier this year, the Department of the Environment granted a licence to Sligo council to allow them to undertake…
#vor – There is to be an independent report into the grounding of Team Vestas Wind's boat on a reef in the Indian Ocean has been set up by the Volvo Ocean Race. A panel, to be chaired by Rear…
#mayflowerII – The American–based historic replica ship Mayflower II arrived at Mystic Seaport on Sunday for a restoration at the southeastern Connecticut museum's Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The original 110 ft. overall Mayflower was the 15th century ship that transported…
€123 million Package of Quotas for Whitefish Fishermen, Increase of 3% in €60m Prawn Quota
16th December 2014 Fishing
#whitefish – Following 48 hours of intensive negotiations the Minister for the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D., said tonight that he was relieved that he had successfully managed to turn an extremely worrying proposal from the European Commission into a much…
Navy Recruit Class 'John DeCourcy' Passing Out Parade Scheduled For Thursday
16th December 2014 Navy
#navy – The Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service, Commodore Hugh Tully, will attend the passing out parade of Recruit Class "John DeCourcy" at the Naval Base in Haulbowline on Thursday 18th of December at 2.00pm. The thirty-six recruits successfully completed…
#BusyScene- Rosslare Europort is busier than normal as vessels involved in dredging undergo there business while routine ferry operations continue, albeit this morning's Stena Line sailing to Fishguard was cancelled, writes Jehan Ashmore. Stena Line cited that the Stena Europe had…
#CoastalNotes - Irish school pupils will benefit from the publication of new maps and guides to the country's onshore and offshore geology in the Irish language. Derek Evans writes in The Irish Times on the recent launch of An Geolaíocht…
Christmas Eve Dun Laoghaire RNLI Lifeboat Ceremony to Remember Lives Lost At Sea
16th December 2014 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
#rnli – The crew of the RNLI lifeboat station at Dun Laoghaire on Dublin Bay will hold their annual ceremony to remember the 15 volunteers that died on service in 1895 on Christmas Eve as well as all those who…
#Coastguard - The Clare Herald reports on the happy outcome after a search for a missing surfer near Lahinch yesterday afternoon (Monday 15 December). Members of the Irish Coast Guard's Doolin unit began combing the beaches of Lahinch after an…
#watersafety – Irish Water Safety is appealing to the public to take extreme care when taking part in sponsored swims. Participants can be distracted by the occasion and take chances beyond what is acceptably safe and can be left without…
#Rio2016 - A newly discovered 'super-bacteria' could pose a serious threat to the health of sailors competing at the next Summer Olympics in Rio. According to Reuters, scientists in the Brazilian city have found a strain of bacteria that can…
#Rescue - Specialist water rescue firefighters entered the Shannon in Limerick city last night (Monday 15 December) to rescue a man who entered the river. As The Irish Times reports, the two firefighters braved "very dangerous conditions" to retrieve the…
#whitefish – The Minister for the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, took part in 'very difficult' fishing meetings yesterday on the deep cuts to white fish quotas proposed by the Commission which continued late last night. Early morning meetings continue on…