Marine Warnings Ireland
Developing Site Investigation Methodologies Survey In North Irish Sea From Next Monday
9th July 2020 Marine Warning The latest Marine Notice from the Irish Maritime Administration advises that the Developing Site Investigation Methodologies (DeSIRE) Survey will be carried out in the North Irish Sea from next Monday 13 July. This two-week survey will use seismic refraction and…
Marine Notice: Recovery & Redeployment Of Scientific Deep-Sea Moorings At Goban Spur
24th June 2020 Marine Science Two scientific deep-sea moorings deployed at the Goban Spur off the southwestern continental shelf last year will be recovered and redeployed next week. German research vessel Meteor (Callsign DBBH) will be involved in the redeployment on behalf of the University…
Mariners off the Mayo coast are advised to be on the lookout for two separate undersea operations from next week. From Sunday 17 May, America Europe Connect 2 will be installing a subsea fibre optic cable in Irish waters to…
Inspection and maintenance on the Corrib gas pipeline and associated infrastructure is scheduled to take place from next week. Conducted by Vermillion Ireland, the works from next Wednesday 6 May, weather permitting, are expected to last for around 20 days…
Marine Notice Reminds Skippers of Legal Obligations Operating Vessels
25th April 2020 Marine Warning In the wake of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board report involving fire onboard the fishing vessel “MFV Suzanne II”, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has reminded vessel owners of their legal obligations when operating a vessel. The reminder comes…
Marine Notice: Lantern Not Working On Killybegs Harbour Monitoring Buoy
21st April 2020 Marine Warning The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised by TechWorks Marine that the lantern on the monitoring buoy in Killybegs Harbour has stopped working. The buoy is part of environmental oceanographic monitoring for the Department of Agriculture, Food…
'Geoquip Saentis' Berthed in Dun Laoghaire Harbour is Bound for Oriel Windfarm in Dundalk Bay
4th March 2020 Marine Warning Geotechnical surveys will take place in Outer Dundalk Bay from 6 March 2020, according to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in Marine Notice No. 13 of 2020. The survey will be completed using the “Geoquip Saentis” (Callsign: C6UM8) currently…
Metocean devices will be deployed in the Irish Sea off the Wicklow coast in late October/early November, subject to weather conditions, to facilitate the development of the Arklow Bank Wind Park. Five separate devices are being deployed which will include…
Metocean Buoy to be Deployed at Oriel Offshore Windfarm, Outer Dundalk Bay
11th October 2019 Drogheda Port A Metocean Buoy will be towed out from Drogheda Port and deployed at the Oriel Windfarm, Outer Dundalk Bay according to the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport. The duration of deployment is 1 day, and it will be carried out…
Dredging & Quay Wall Construction Begins at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre, Co. Donegal
10th October 2019 Coastal Notes Dredging and quay construction works will be underway at Smooth Point, Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre from late October 2019 until July 2020. Plant on site shall include the Capall Mara Backhoe Dredger (Callsign: MBSF3), modular pontoon dredgers, split hopper barges,…
As open water sea swimmers prepare for a Galway Bay crossing this weekend, Irish Water has said there is “no proven link” between a recent serious pollution incident in the city and the quality of bathing water off Galway’s beaches…
Marine Notices: ADCP Deployment In Waterford Harbour, EirGrid Interconnector Cable Survey In Irish Sea
8th July 2019 Marine Warning TechWorks Marine Ltd is deploying trawl-resistant bottom mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) frames in Waterford Harbour this week. It is anticipated that the ADCPs will be deployed between today, Monday 8 July, and this Friday 12 July, depending on…
The German University of Bremen and the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) have successfully deployed two scientific deep-sea moorings (called EB-1 and EB-3) at Goban Spur off the southwestern Irish shelf, similar to those deployed in 2016 and…
Marine Notice No 14 of 2019 advises that a cable repair for Emerald Bridge Fibres Limited (aka EBFL) is being conducted in the Irish Sea off the coast of Co Dublin. Operations were scheduled to begin at 7pm on Saturday…
The Defence Forces are currently conducting surface live firing practice shoots off West Cork, as per Marine Notice No 12 of 2019. The practice shoots from today, Tuesday 28 May, to Thursday 30 May are taking place in Danger Area…
Upcoming Hydrographic & Geophysical Surveys In The Irish Sea For Arklow Bank Wind Park
23rd May 2019 Marine Warning Hydrographic and geophysical surveys will be undertaken in the Irish Sea off the Wicklow coast between June and September 2019 to provide bathymetric and subsurface information to facilitate the development of the Arklow Bank Wind Park. The survey dates are…
