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#rnli – Red Bay and Portrush RNLI lifeboat launched in challenging conditions this morning to aid in search for missing woman on the North Coast of Ireland. In freezing conditions both Red Bay and Portrush RNLI lifeboat crews launched to…

#frostbites – For the second Sunday in succession DMYC frostbites was cancelled due to strong winds.  N over A is flying from the DMYC flagpole (at 12:32) with a confirming Facebook post that Frostbite racing is cancelled again - too…

#ArklowNewbuild - Arklow Shipping's latest 'B' class newbuild which has a 'green' hull design form, became the fifth bulk general cargoship to be given a spectacular sideways launch yesterday at a Dutch shipyard, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 4,800dwt newbuild is…

#Ports&ShippingReview: Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where Ecocem which has a plant in Dublin Port was issued the first self-handling stevedoring licence to enable unloading ships to cut costs. Sospan Dau, a Dutch…

#Condor102 – Condor Ferries have confirmed since our report as to the identity of which fast-craft the Channel Islands operator are to replace when fast-ferry Condor 102 enters service in early 2015, writes Jehan Ashmore. Condor 102 as the name…

#MarineWildlife - The Dublin People has a heartwarming story of kind Malahide locals looking out for a lone seal pup earlier this month. The little one was found by swimmer David Tuite sitting alone on a rock at Low Rock…

#Surfing - This is no computer simulation: it's a very real, very large wall of water being surfed by an actual human off Portugal this past Thursday 11 December. With a poor wind direction putting paid to any attempts to…

#dAmicoGroup - Minister for Transport Paschal Donohue met the owners of the D'Amico Group, Cesare d'Amico and Paolo d'Amico, along with their senior management team in Dublin earlier this week according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). The Minister…

#woodenboats – You can't make a news item about the wooden Dublin Bay 24 yachts into an add-on to another story. When we focused on October 11th on the challenges of maintaining classic wooden yachts, citing as examples the difficulties being…

#Tourism - Loop Head Peninsula has been named as one of the world's top 100 sustainable travel destinations, as The Irish Times reports. The breathtaking Clare coastal spot is featured with the likes of the UK's Lake District and New…

#MarineWildlife - Northern Ireland may get three more Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) under proposals being put forward by the NI Department of Environment. As the Belfast Telegraph reports, Rathlin, Outer Belfast Lough and Carlingford Lough could join Strangford Lough as…

#Diving - Outsider Magazine points us to this breathtaking video of a wheelchair user exploring the wonders under the sea thanks to her special underwater chair. Sue Austin developed the concept in 2005 while training as a disabled diver, she…

Belfast Tall Ships is offering 80 people from Northern Ireland the chance to become trainee crew members as part of celebratinos next July when  tall ships from across the globe will anchor in Belfast for the start of The Lidl sponsored…

#MarineWildlife - The Irish Film Institute (IFI) in Dublin is hosting special screenings of a new documentary that celebrates 100 years of the first wildlife species to be protected under law. Lanugo: The Great Grey Seal/100 Years, 100 Voices marks…

#corkharbour – Minister for Agriculture, Food, the Marine and Defence Simon Coveney, T.D. today announced the creation of more than 80 new jobs in the marine energy sector for Cork Harbour today. The US ocean energy company, Resolute Marine Limited,…

#oysters – Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Joe McHugh T.D. and the North's Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill MLA, jointly welcomed the decision by the Loughs Agency to re-open two of the six main…

#teamracing – The ISAF Team Racing Worlds will be sailed in Rutland UK on 19th-24th July 2015. The ISA has already reserved places for an open team and a youth team. Other places may become available during the entry process.…

#vor – The final pages of the Leg 2 epic to Abu Dhabi will be played out in the next 24 hours. The leading trio of Team Brunel, Dongfeng and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing have been close sparring partners since crossing…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish News: Burke Shipping acquires Greenore Port – As reported also on Afloat.ie, Burke Shipping Group has acquired Greenore Port in Co Louth. The price paid…

#WildAtlanticWay - Check out this video shot by Eoin O'Hagan for Clare Virtually that shows the intense results of the first winter storm of the year at Doolin in Co Clare. Indeed, the winds from the so-called 'weather bomb' were…