News Update
#NEWS UPDATE - The National Maritime Museum is set to re-open in March following extensive renovation work, according to The Irish Times. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the museum was 'soft' opened to invited groups in October to showcase the…
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Marine Notice on Exemptions from EU Regulations for Recreational Water Craft
11th December 2011 News Update
#NEWS UPDATE - A recent Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises consumers, retailers and manufacturers on the types of craft to which the EU recreation water craft regulations do not apply. In general recreational…
#NEWS UPDATE - A recent Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises on the adoption of new international resolutions pertaining to SOLAS regulations and changes to the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code. The changes are…
#WICKLOW – Wicklow Sailing Club has been stunned by the sudden and tragic death of its former commodore Sean Flood. Sean's funeral took place yesterday at 11 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church followed by burial afterwards in Rathnew Cemetery. According…
#NEWS UPDATE - The search was set to resume this morning for a missing man feared drowned in Cork city, the Irish Examiner reports. Search efforts were mounted last night after the man's family notified gardaí. The man, believed to…
#NEWS UPDATE - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) gives notice that the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Ani-Fouling Systems on Ships - known as the AFS Convention - will come…
A man has died after the car he was in went into the water at Howth Harbour on Sunday morning, The Irish Times reports. http://www.afloat.ie/resources/irish-ports/howth-harbour http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1120/breaking53.html Members of the public alerted the Irish Coast Guard after seeing the car driving…
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#MOTORBOAT – The owner of a Princess 42 luxury motor yacht has pleaded guilty to carrying more people than licensed to do so between Strangford to Peel, Isle of Man. The merchant vessel 'Sarah May III' is registered in the…
#SAILING SCHOOL – Tralee Bay Sailing School was one of the 15 winners, out of over 600 applicants, in the Island of Ireland 'Coca-Cola 125 Years Thank You Fund' awards. Tralee Bay Sailing School has been awarded €5,000 euro to…
#NEWS UPDATE - The Irish Times reports that rescue teams searching for a Finnish student who fell off a cliff on Achill Island have found a body. http://www.afloat.ie/resources/news-update/ http://afloat.ie/safety/rescue/ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1104/breaking22.html The 22-year-old student was thought to be visiting the area…
#RIP – Warm tributes have been paid to Cork Yacht Broker Paul Kingston (53), formerly of Kilmacsimon boatyard, who died unexpectedly at the weekend. A one time Irish Marine Federation (IMF) board member the news of his death has shocked…
An investigation has been launched into the death of a seaman in Waterford Port yesterday. http://www.afloat.ie/port-news/port-and-shipping-news/ The Irish Independent reports that the 51-year-old sailor from the Philippines fell more than five metres after being struck by machinery. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/port-probe-as-seaman-dies-in-ship-plunge-2920561.html He had…
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating whether a body washed up on a Co Down beach is that of a kayaker who went missing on Carlingford Lough more than two weeks ago. http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/kayaking/ As previously reportd on Afloat.ie, area man…
The body of an off-duty garda who was swept away by floodwater in Co Wicklow during Monday's torrential rain has been recovered. The Irish Times reports that 25-year-old Garda Ciaran Jones was pulled into the River Liffey at the Ballysmuttan…
