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Harland & Wolff (Appledore), the north Devon shipyard in England, has reached an important milestone at the facility that, under previous owners, as Afloat reported, built in 2018 the last offshore patrol vessel for the Irish Naval Service. On this latest…

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) says the Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) should take action to ensure skippers and people in charge of its racing yacht fleet review their crew training obligations. The review should be conducted in the…

The revived Cork Harbour Combined Clubs June League has been strongly supported by cruiser racers. The first race, including whitesail and spinnakers, sailed around Spike Island and in the main harbour. The results provided by the RCYC (see below) show…

The Deputy Mayor of Drogheda has been campaigning for some time the removal of a disused dredger, Hebble Sand, at Drogheda Port. As LMFM reports, Independent Councillor Kevin Callan has welcomed confirmation from Louth County Council that the 757-ton grab-hopper…

A giant sea turtle installation made of recycled aluminium cans appeared on Dún Laoghaire East Pier to mark World Ocean Day last weekend. Made from 2,000 cans, the PixelCan artwork was created by leading recycling not-for-profit, Every Can Counts, in…

Join Killaloe Sailing Club's raffle this autumn, and you could sail away with a brand-new ILCA/Laser dinghy worth nearly €11,000. With only 120 tickets available, your odds are fantastic. WHY KILLALOE SAILING CLUB? Nestled on the scenic shores of Lough…

Join the Marine Ireland Industry Network (MIIN) for the first in-person event of the year in Killybegs, Co Donegal on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June. An event of two parts, join on the Thursday evening in the Tara Hotel…

Portaferry RNLI joined the Strangford ferry service and Portaferry Coastguard on Sunday morning (9 June) for a planned man-overboard exercise on Strangford Lough. The exercise focused on an alert that one, then two people had fallen overboard. There was a…

Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels on and users of the Grand Canal that the 51st IWAI Shannon Harbour Rally will take place from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 June. All vessels entering the Grand Canal are reminded to…

Ireland is the country of honour at this year’s Sea Tech Week, the international event dedicated to marine and maritime science and technology. The 14th edition of the expo takes place from 15-17 October at the Quartz Congress Centre in…

Ferry and logistics operator DFDS will sell the mini-cruise route Oslo-Frederikshavn-Copenhagen, linking Norway and Denmark, to the shipping company Gotlandsbolaget. The decision will ensure that the Oslo, Frederikshavn, and Copenhagen (OFC) route to be sold to the Swedish company receives…

The second of two new £25m ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, each of 932 tonnes arrived at the Port of Greenock, where it was unloaded yesterday after having been transported from Cork Harbour. Following a naming competition with local schoolkids, the cranes…

Dun Laoghaire Harbour's anemometer pylon has been refurbished, and work is underway this week on its reinstallation at the town's East Pier. Eagle-eyed observers spotted its removal in late January, and this week, the structure arrived back on site for…

At the historic Harland & Wolff Group’s shipyard in Belfast, workers have voted in favour of carrying out industrial action. The General, Municipal, & Boilermakers (GMB) union has said its members voted with a 98% majority after the shipbuilder, which…

With just 10 days to go until the 22nd edition of the SSE Renewables Round Ireland Yacht Race, scheduled for June 22nd at 13:00 hrs, Wicklow Sailing Club, in partnership with SSE Renewables, is gearing up to welcome 54 boats…

In a dramatic rescue operation, the Galway RNLI saved three individuals after their boat capsized off Salthill yesterday evening. The Irish Coast Guard swiftly dispatched the volunteer crew following reports of a small boat in distress off Blackrock in Salthill,…