2010_01

Wicklow Maritime

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January - April 2010

The cruiser ROGUE TRADER at Wicklow harbour

MFV BRIDGET CARMEL

Work to replace sections of the South Quay is now underway

New boat hire business at the port

29/04/10

Early morning on the river

Photo courtesy Ella Dover

28/04/10

LEONA discharges timber at the Packet Pier , her first call to the port was in 1987 as the SCOT CARRIER.

28/04/10

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Arklow

Williams Marine & Port Services Limited WILFREEDOM and Island Shipping's HUSKY at Arklow

WILFREEDOM is a Damen Stantug 1800 built in 1989

The Jack up rig ARAN 25 will be used to repair one of the turbines at the Windfarm off Arklow port

The former CIL Lightship SKUA and beam trawler MARY KATE at Arklow

The BIM inshore Survey vessel T BURKE at Arklow

Arklow lifeboat RNLB GER TIGCHELAAR on Station

27/04/10

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SCOT ISLES

27/04/10

The Dutch Frigate HNLMS DE ZEVEN PROVINCIEN Southbound off Wicklow Harbour after a courtesy visit to Dublin.

26/04/10

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Ireland West Coast - Galway

Galway Harbour

Galway Pilot vessel

- Flowers of the Sea -

The BLATH NA MARA arrives at Galway with freight from the Aran Islands

Built 1983 Santierul Naval Galati S.A., Galati, Romania. Yard number 778 as MARENCO GAMMA 1983

ex MAMAIA

ex NORTH ATLANTIC

An 'Islander' arrives after the short flight with 8 passengers. Aer Arann provide a Air link with the 3 Aran Islands from a small airport near Spiddal.

24/04/10

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WILSON GRIMSBY arrives shortly after 06-15am to load glass cullet

The Bank Wall

22/04/10

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Irish East Coast - Arklow

The tug MTS VENGEANCE arrives off Arklow with the jack up rig ARAN 25 in tow , photo's taken from the Island Shipping tug HUSKY. The rig will be working at the windfarm over the next couple of weeks.

MTS VENGEANCE at Arklow

Photo's courtesy Nick Keogh - Island Shipping

22/04/10

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Contrails over Wicklow Skies

There back ! Commerical air traffic resumed over the Wicklow Coast as services began to return to normal after volcanic ash from Iceland caused major disruption.

BRO DESIGNER southbound out of Dublin

A whelk boat is returned to the river

21/04/10

Arklow

WINDCAT 2 and WINDCAT 4 at Arklow , the vessels are used to service the Windfarm offshore

20/04/10

The RNLB GEORGE GIBSON launches on her first excercise at Wicklow harbour.

A Civil Defence 'Rib' on excercise in Wicklow bay

BRIDGET CARMEL arrives at Wicklow

Sunset on the Broadlough Estruary , photo taken from the new port access road

18/04/10

Island Shipping's HUSKY

Island Shipping's tug HUSKY seen at the East pier , she had just arrived from Arklow after having a refit.

Sections of the South Quay are to be repaired over the next few months , during the week a giant crane arrived .

Sunrise at Wicklow Harbour .The skies over the Wicklow Coast were again clear of commerical air ftraffic as volcanic ash from the eruption at the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland disrupted flights over European Air Space.

Photo courtesy Ella Dover

16/04/10

A helicopter possibly a Eurocopter EC-155 transit's South over Wicklow harbour ,

On Thursday Irish Airspace was closed to all jet aviation traffic after an volcanic eruption at the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland sent a plume of ash into the atmosphere which drifted towards European Airspace , all commercial flights were grounded from Midday due to safety restrictions .

15/04/10

Greystones Harbour

On Saturday we climbed the Sugarloaf Mountain, it was a nice climb rewarded with a great view of the East Coast, misty conditions meant the Welsh Coast was not visible. Traffic sightings included the STENA SEALYNX III out of Dun Laoghaire for Holyhead , the tanker CORAL PALMATA was sailing from Dublin heading South , another tanker the THEODORA was weighing anchor and going into the oil terminal , ARKLOW FUTURE was also seen departing from Dublin .Offshore the drill ship FUGRO SYNERGY was visible along with her Guard ship NOMAD , drilling operations started earlier this year and the ship was visible off the Wicklow Coast at night. The coaster FINGAL was heading North along with a fishing vessel. The Wind farm off Arklow was also visible as was the new harbour development at Greystones .

The drill ship FRUGO SYNERGY and Guard ship NOMAD were visible from Sugarloaf.

Drill operations off the Wicklow Coast were completed early in the week , thanks to Pat Davis for the photo's .

CORAL PALMATA was sighted from the Sugar Loaf sailing from Dublin Port for Pembroke , thanks to Pat Davis for the photo of her arriving at Dublin earlier in the week.

Newcastle Aerodrome

G-OTIG lifts off from Newcastle Aerodrome for a flight along the Wicklow Coast on Saturday afternoon.

Many thanks to John Nugent of Newcastle Aerodrome for allowing us to visit the hangers and view the aircraft , and to our guide Owen for showing us around .

A 'Cub' in US Army colours at Newcastle Aerodrome.

Sincere condolences to the families of the 2 men who died in a aviation accident at Powerscourt on Saturday afternoon.

10/04/10

BRO DELIVERER passes SARDAUNA pass in Wicklow bay

Wicklow Lifeboat RNLB ANNIE BLAKER departs for Great Yarmouth for a refit

9/04/10

The relief fleet lifeboat RNLB GEORGE GIBSON in Wicklow bay

RNLB GEORGE GIBSON went on Station on Wednesday night.

The Whelk fleet at Wicklow Harbour

7/04/10

The containership BG FELIXSTOWE heads North for Dublin

BRIDGET CARMEL is joined at the Packet pier by the Belgian beamer STORMVOGEL.

5/04/10

STORMVOGEL departs

6/04/10

The relief lifeboat RNLB GEORGE GIBSON arrives from the Bristol Channel on Easter Sunday,to allow ANNIE BLAKER go off Station for a refit.

4/04/10

SCOT ISLES arrives with timber on Sunday evening as darkness falls,

28/03/10

Maiden call

UNION DIAMOND makes her maiden call to Wicklow , she is a new addition to the Union fleet built in India .

Photo courtesy Ella Dover

UNION DIAMOND departs after unloading a small part cargo.

Photo courtesy Pat Davis

25/03/10

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Wicklow Maritime Archive

1996

The MANISSA seen up river at the Scout Hall , she arrived in the Summer of 1985 and spent a few years in the harbour before sailing for the West Coast ?

any details of her present location welcome

02/01/86

Tommy Dover

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The Present Day

MONICA discharges timber at the Packet pier

19/03/10

MONICA emerges out of the mist in Wicklow bay

18/03/10

BRIDGET CARMEL steam's to the fishing ground's on Saint Patrick's Day

17/03/10

HMS DARING passes the container ship HERM in Wicklow bay after a 4 day courtesy visit to Dublin

15/03/10

The containership WEC VAN GOGH and tanker TARNBIS head South through Wicklow bay .

09/03/10

SCOT VENTURE prepares to sail for Belfast after discharging timber

08/03/10

GRANUAILE passes the lightship , up to the mid 1970s a lightship was stationed at the Codling Bank off Wicklow harbour , l remember seeing it through a telescope from Wicklow head just before it was replaced by a LANBY.

The former CIL lightship GANNET is towed South past Wicklow Head to new owners in Essex , thanks to Kieran for alerting me of her departure from Dun Laoghaire , the tug looks like the SEA TROGAN. Any details of GANNETS new location are welcome.

08/03/10

SCOT VENTURE

08/03/10

BRIDGET CARMEL prepares to go to sea..

08/03/10

Look up ! next stop America .. tracking West over the Wicklow Coast

07/03/10

The 'Lochin 40' goes through her paces in Wicklow bay , more details about this launch coming soon.

07/03/10

Civil Defence excercise in Wicklow harbour

07/03/10

Sunday Morning at Wicklow harbour

07/03/10

This 'Lochin 40' arrived from Cork on Saturday afternoon

06/03/10

CELTIC SPIRIT arrives from Newport

6/03/10

SEA HAWK heads South past Wicklow head bound for Kinsale

5/03/10

Island Shipping's HUSKY southbound off Brides Head

4/03/10

ARUNDO arrived to load cullet

27/02/10

Day 2 of the search

LE ORLA sweeps along the Wicklow Coast

Whelk boats return to land catches

The beam trawler BRIDGET CARMEL arrives

Seascapes
01/03/10

The RO/RO ship MAZARINE passes Wicklow inbound for Dublin

21/02/10

Search Operation at Wicklow Harbour

Wicklow RNLI lifeboat is launched after a person's clothes were found on the North pier.

Rescue 117 from Waterford arrives to join the search

Both of Wicklow RNLI lifeboats launched , they were joined by the Coast Guard helicopters from Waterford and Dublin , onshore Wicklow and Greystones Coast Guard units conducted a shoreline search from Kiloughter to a location South of Wicklow head , members of the local Sub Aqua Club carried out a dive around the North pier , the Garda Water unit arrived and they were joined by the Irish Navel vessel LE ORLA on Sunday afternoon , the Navy deployed a diver to search the harbour mouth , this was the largest search operation l have ever seen at Wicklow.

Rescue 116 from Dublin arrives to search along the Coast.

Despite a large scale search the person was not found.

21/02/10

Coast Guard SAR helicopter EI-RCG transits South over Wicklow Bay on a training flight..

19/02/10

A nice sunrise over Wicklow bay

Photo courtesy Ella Dover

15/02/10

- Archive Gallery -

A look back at Wicklow harbour since 1984 , when l began to take maritime photo's

LE GRAINNE arrives at Wicklow for a courtesy visit , she was one of three former 'Ton' minesweepers aquired from the Royal Navy for the Navel Service.These ships were regular visitor's to the harbour for many Wicklow Regatta's in the 1970s.

17/10/85

Donaghadee's brand new 'Aun' Class lifeboat RNLB CITY OF BELFAST seen at the South Quay for a night stopover during her delivery passage to the Northern Ireland Station.l took this picture from the Bridge of the German Coaster FALLWIND.

28/11/85

More Archive Photo's to follow..

The Present day

A tender brings CIL technicans out to GRANUAILE at anchor off the East pier.

18/02/10

The drill ship FRUGO SYNERGY at work off the Wicklow Coast

GRANUAILE

New mooring's between the Bridges

GRANAILE has been working on navigational buoy's all along the Wicklow Coast during the week.

17/02/10

The tanker ANNELEEN KNUTSEN passes Wicklow harbour for Dublin

GRANUAILE works at the 'North India' buoy while DANIA GOTHIA heads north. the drill ship FRUGO SYNERGY is visible in the centre.

The containership DANA GOTHIA is a regular sight in Wicklow bay as she links Dublin with the rest of Europe.

15/02/10

UNION SATURN sails after discharging timber on a cold Thursday evening

11/02/10

Island Shippings tug HUSKY arrives back at Wicklow .

10/02/10

The CIL tender GRANUAILE motors into Wicklow bay to anchor overnight.

5/02/10

BRIDGET CARMEL

4/02/10

The bridge for the new port access road is nearing completion and should open soon !

SCOT VENTURE approaches Wicklow harbour with timber from Sweden

Seen from Wicklow head

Wicklow Harbour from the Green Hill

The Green Hill carpark

1/02/10

THE JJ Sietas-type 110a coaster ARUNDO loads Glass at the Packet pier

30/01/10

Wicklow RNLI lifeboat RNLB ANNIE BLAKER launches on excercise

24/01/10

RMS WEDAU arrives at Wicklow harbour with a cargo of steel

20/01/10

LE CIARA seen from the Green Hill Carpark

The North pier closed

The North Pier has taken quite a battering from the sea over the last few months , a section from the end has lifted .

local 'Gulls' wait on the wall at Bachelor's Walk for people to bring down bread to feed them

A Whelk boat returns to land her catch at the South Quay

The Bridge Tavern bar closed it's doors for business this week , hopefully the premises will reopen soon and we will once more be able to enjoy a pint in a pub with a strong maritime connection as it's the birth place of Captain Halpin.

With snow melting and heavy rain the river was swollen at high tide on Saturday at lunchtime , part of the South Quay road was flooded for a short period.