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Page updated 30/11/2011
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SALTESS TERN arrives at Arklow
On Sunday afternoon the LÉ ORLA was open to the public , the rain did not dampen the spirits as we waited in line.
The primary armament is a 76mm OTO MELARA compact gun and RADAMEC electro optical fire control system.
one of the boarding boats on standby
a sailor demonstates the signal lamp
A
notable part of the tour was to see equipment used by Navy divers and hear
the Officer in charge talk about the rigorous training process an
applicant endures before they qualify as a diver. l knew when the Executive
Officer said his name it sounded familiar, l have just read the
book Souls
of the Sea by Damien Tiernan , the
book is about 2 trawlers that sank in January 2007 off the South East
coast sadly with heavy loss of life. The PERE CHARLES sank near Hook Head
in Waterford and despite a
huge search
operation on the night none
of the crew were recovered . The vessel was later located on the seabed
and a Navel divers team under command of Lieutenant
Tony O'Regan carried out a complete search of the vessel in extreme and
dangerous conditions, no person was found in the vessel after a rigorous
Thank you to the crew of LÉ ORLA for the tour , the atmosphere onboard was very friendly and as members of the public we were made to feel very welcome. Lets hope we see the ship in Arklow again in the future , better still alongside the East pier at Wicklow harbour less than 15 short miles to the north ! 30/10/11
Beam trawler BRIDGET CARMEL and the SEA HAWK seen from the South quay.
SEA HAWK arrived from Cork to load out scrap metal for Southamton.
30/10/11
LÉ ORLA seen at Arklow port during a weekend visit . She is one of 2 former Royal Navy 'Peacock class' vessels operated by the Naval service and was commissioned in 1989.
Nice light on the vessel.
l just happened to be in the right place at the right time to see an inspection of the ship's company .
The well turned out crew of LÉ ORLA stand to attention ready for the 'Top Brass'
Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service Commodore Mark Mellet arrives to inspect the ships company and is welcomed by an officer.
For more information on Commodore Mellet and the Naval Service click here
It was great being so close to the ceremony
Commodore Mellet is 'piped aboard'
A zoom shot from the pier.
A BIM training unit
moulding tomorrow's fishermen for a industry of hardship and uncertainty
This photo will bring back happy memories in years to come.
The utility vessel WINDCAT 2 is used to service the wind turbines offshore .
Arklow RNLI lifeboat RNLB GER TICHELAAR on Station.
A relic from the war , a old sea mine casing at Arklow RNLI lifeboat Station
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS arrives back in port to land her catch.
The Arklow opearated beam trawler MARY KATE.
Along the river
Keeping watch
28/10/11
Wicklow RNLI inshore lifeboat launches to assist 2 jet skiers outside the harbour.
Anglers have been digging for 'rag worm' at low tide on the strand for decades 27/10/11
SCOT PIONEER motors out of the harbour after discharging a part cargo of timber heading south for Waterford.
Built in 2006 at the Leda Shipyard in Korcula , Croatia as the HARNS , she took her present name in 2008.
26/10/11
Anyone looking out over Wicklow bay on Tuesday afternoon could not have missed the Naval flotilla heading South , the vessels had left Dublin after a weekend courtesy visit , as they proceeded south the ships carried out various excercises. The vessels involved included LÉ CIARA , LÉ ORLA of the Irish Naval Service , the Polish FLAMING , the Estonian TUSLUA and the Norweigan MAALOY. Its the first time l have seen Irish Naval vessels train with other Navies in the bay and it was an impresssive sight.
The containership EMSTAL passes some of the Naval flotilla in Wicklow bay as they head out towards the Codling. 25/10/11
The Norweigan LOMUR
arrives from Castletownbere to load out glass cullet.
This was her first call
to the port , a sistership the SVANUR has also called before with
Everard timber.
The Dutch DELFIN went to
anchor off Wicklow on Saturday afternoon , she was noted at the Arklow
Rock jetty earlier but did not load possibly due to the weather. She
sailed next morning heading south for Rotterdam.
The tanker CLYDE FISHER heads south past Wicklow head, she was noted at anchor near Greystones earlier.
The BIM operated research vessel CELTIC VOYAGER at work south of Wicklow head.
The classic Danish built
liner OCEAN COUNTESS southbound out of Dublin for Falmouth steams past
Wicklow port at teatime , the ship was built in 1976 as the CUNARD
COUNTESS and took her present name in 2008.
SCOT VENTURE arrived to load glass cullet for Holland
'Lift out day' at Wicklow Sailing Club.
8/10/11 Arklow
work at Arklow harbour entrance
The beam trawler MARY KATE at Arklow
JENNY T was built as BAR MAID for Coleraine Harbour Commissioners in 1977 at Cooks of Wivenhoe. She is no stranger to Arklow as she drydocked at Tyrrell's shiplift on at least 2 occasions as BAR MAID. She was sold in 2002 to operators on the West Coast and changed hands a few times since. Thanks to Robert Anderson who was master for 25 years on BAR MAID for the information.
RNLB GER TICHELAAR on
station. The former CIL tender GRANUAILE
Thanks to Nick Keogh
skipper of HUSKY for this shot of OCEAN SEEKER at Great Yarmouth . The
ship is more familiar as the ‘Irish lights’ tender GRANUAILE and was
a regular sight in Wicklow bay from 1970 to 2000. She is now operated as
a research/survey ship by GARDLINE.
RED DUCHESS heads south with round timber on a dull murky afternoon
SEA
HAWK loads out scrap metal for Southampton
5/10/11
LÉ ROISIN in the bay on 'operations'
SEA HAWK another 'Combi Coaster 125' design approaches the entrance to Wicklow harbour at lunchtime on Tuesday from Cork.
The Damen built coaster has called to the port before as CHRISTA K
BRIDGET CARMEL steams into Wicklow harbour , the ro/ro CELANDINE is visible to the left. The beam trawler is a regular visitor to the port and long may it continue.
alongside the East pier
LE ROISIN anchored in
the bay again on Sunday evening. l believe 2 new ships are on order for
the Navy from the same yard in Appledore
The 1997 built SCOT RANGER arrives to unload a part cargo of timber at the Packet pier.
With discharge complete SCOT RANGER
departs on a dull showery afternoon for Campbeltown.
LE ROISIN anchored in the bay on Tuesday afternoon. She is one of a class of two ships built for the Navy in Appledore.
27/09/11
The BIM research vessl
CELTIC VOYAGER is seen anchored off the Black Castle on Sunday morning.
The vessel is currently engaged in a survey along the Wicklow Coast.
STADUM motors out of Wicklow harbour
heading south.
Erwin Strahlmann's STADUM arrived in the bay on Wednesday morning to load scrap metal . The ship is a 'Combi Coaster 125' design completed by Damen ship builders in 1989 as the BARBEL.She has visited the port before as the ALPHA in the 1990s.
STADUM 2002 -
LE ORLA passes the small cruise liner
HEBRIDEANN PRINESS in Wicklow bay.
Shortly after 6-20am Wicklow lifeboat is seen launching to assist a beam trawler, after it was involved in a collision with a super tanker off the Welsh Coast in the early hours of Monday morning. The trawler was also assisted by Holyhead lifeboat .
The trawler BRIDGET CARMEL was escorted back to Wicklow by the lifeboat , damage is visible to her beam equipment.
Once the trawler was
secured alongside the East pier, the lifeboat was stood down and
returned to station. None of the crew were injured but press reports
said they were shaken after thier ordeal. To see some video footage
visit the Wicklow Lifeboat website here
The BLACK PENNY and
Wicklow Lifeboat RNLB ANNIE BLAKER seen at the East pier.
ARION arrived from Belfast to load out scrap for Southampton
ARION
LE
ORLA anchored in the bay at lunchtime on Thursday , the patrol
vessel spent a few hours in the bay before weighing anchor and head
north. She is one of two former Royal Navy 'Peacock Class' vessels
operated by the Navel Service since 1989. Island shippings ISLAND FLYER
is seen passing outbound from Wicklow harbour.
Wicklow RNLI lifeboat ‘ANNIE
BLAKER’ races out of the harbour at lunchtime on Thursday, the
alarm was raised after an aircraft issued a mayday call off the coast.
The lifeboat proceeded north towards the airfield at Newcastle, as it
was reported that the plane might attempt to land at Newcastle after the pilot reported
problems with the engines, luckily the outcome had a happy conclusion as
the aircraft was able to fly to Weston aerodrome in Kildare and make a
safe landing, escorted along the route by the Coast Guard helicopter
based at Dublin airport. The lifeboat was stood down and the crew
returned to station.This is not the first time the lifeboat at Wicklow has launched to
assist an aircraft, l remember ‘Annie’ launched after an Air Corp
Dauphin helicopter winch training in the bay had to make an
emergency landing between Wicklow and the Six mile Point, luckily no one
was injured .
The BLACK PENNY arrived on Wednesday evening , the classic cruiser built on the Clyde in 1937 was bound for the South Coast of England, she developed engine problems and the owner had to divert into Wicklow for repairs. The vessel had spent the last few years in Scotland and the new owner hopes to restore the vessel to former glory and relocate her to Malta in the future.
14/09/11
The Bristol Pilot cutter
MARGUERITE paid another visit to the port , the classic vessel was built
in 1893 .
10/09/11
The mussel trawler
MYTILUS moored at the north pier for a short time on Wednesday evening.
She sailed around 8pm.
The stern trawler
LUDOVIC GEOFFRAY seen sheltering at the East pier after arriving from
Arklow.
A group of
swimmers land at the murrough just after 8am on thursday morning , it
included Olympic medallist swimmer Steve Parry, pop star Ronan Keating, TV
presenters Jenny Frost and Jason Bradbury, and Strictly star Pamela
Stephenson. They left Holyhead in Anglesey, North Wales, at 9pm on Tuesday
night.The 56 nautical mile (65 land mile) charity relay was in aid of
Cancer Research UK.As the tide pushed the swimmers further south than
expected, the group have to take a boat back up the coast to the Forty
Foot in Sandycove, where Keating's father Gerry and sister Linda are among
a small crowd of supporters gathered since sunrise.
Wicklow RNLI Lifeboat launched on Saturday afternoon for a regular crew excercise in the bay , it turned out to be quite eventfull as it attrached the attention of 2 bottle nose dolphins
maybe they were attracted to the white hull of 'ANNIE BLAKER'
The dolphins have been
sighted on numerous occasions along the East coast in the last few
months. 'Rock takes on Metal'
ARKLOW ROCK loads out scrap metal at the Packet pier , this is the second Arklow R class to visit the port.
24/08/11
The inshore research
vessel T BURKE motors south
CIL tender GRANUAILE
heads north past Wicklow head, she anchored overnight near Greystones.
EMERALD GRATIA arrives at Wicklow harbour
Its not uncommon to see a fleet of mussel trawlers moor in the harbour this time of the year, as they dredge for mussel along the Wicklow coast. This year is an exception as there has been a big decline in the number of trawlers calling.
MARIA LENA and EMERALD GRATIA at the north pier or the 'new' pier as its known locally.
The BIM inshore research
vessel T BURKE seen at the east pier , the vessel was working south of
Wicklow head during the week , l imagine it is in connection with the
mussel industry.
HEINZ G loads out a cargo of glass at the packet pier .
Built in 2010 at Sava
Shipyard Sremska Mitrovica,
Serbia.
HEINZ G sails south for the dutch port of Moerdijik 21/08/11
high jinks on the East pier .. no doubt it will it end up on youtube ! 21/08/11
this type of propulsion is becoming quite popular 21/08/11
Another callout for Wicklow RNLI . This time to a yacht racing south of Wicklow head , the alarm was raised after the vessel sustained damage to her mast . 20/08/11
The Wicklow RNLI inshore lifeboat crew come to the assistance of a small catarmaran after it capsized outside the harbour on friday evening , the lone sailor was landed safely ashore. 19/08/11
Castle lines RED DUCHESS and RED BARONESS meet in Wicklow bay, the ships are a regular sight as they transport Scottish round timber to various ports in Cork. For more details about the company click here 18/08/11
The new harbour at Greystones. The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is currently reviewing plans to continue development of the project 14/08/11
The French Navel 'Flamant' class patrol vessel CORMORAN (P677) acts as escort vessel for the leg from Dun Laoghaire to Le Sables d'olonne as over 40 yachts race South past Greystones. Dun Laoghaire was the only stop over outside France for prestigious 2011 La Solitaire du Figaro race. The race is regarded as one of the world's solo sailing great events and one of the toughest on the international sailing calendar. Although having strong connections with Ireland this is the first time the 42 year old fixture will visit Ireland's largest sailing centre.For more details click here 14/08/11
The BROCKLEBANK paid a short visit to Wicklow harbour on Friday afternoon , she moored at the East pier. The tug is no stranger to Wicklow and has visited on a few occasions in the past. On a previous visit the crew left their mark with a fantastic painting of the tug on the pier wall.
The skipper gives a farewell wave.
Built in 1964 by W.J.Yarwood & Sons Ltd., of Northwich, Cheshire, "Brocklebank" served as a ship handling tug on the River Mersey throughout the 1960's and 70's with occasional duties at Heysham and Barrow for ship launches. "Brocklebank" was also engaged in towing hopper barges laden with stone from Dinmor Quarry, Anglesey for the construction of the Seaforth Dock complex. Withdrawn from commercial service in 1988 she was purchased by the Maritime Museum in 1989 and has been a regular visitor at many Maritime festivals around the Britain and Ireland
After a brief visit to Wicklow the tug sailed for the Isle of Man.
For more details about the Liverpool Maritime Museum click here 12/08/11
According to the owner DOLPHIN had spent the last decade in the Baltic and she was now bound for Swansea.
DOLPHIN resumed her passage to Swansea on Friday morning. 12/08/11
The German
auxiliary naval vessel FEHMARN anchored in the bay on Wednesday morning, the
ocean going tug was built in the 1965, her primary role today is a safety
vessel for submarine training. It’s
quite common to see an Irish naval vessel at anchor in the bay from time to
time , but this is the first European naval vessel l have seen to anchor off
the harbour.
Divers from the vessel were noted diving off the Brides Head during the afternoon. FEHMARN weighed anchor and departed south later in the evening, bound for a courtesy visit to Cork. 10/08/11
The Bristol Pilot cutter DOLPHIN arrives at Wicklow harbour on Wednesday evening . Dolphin was built in Cornwall by John Bowden of
Porthleven in 1909. Dolphin is the only surviving cutter with a transom
stern, apart from Breeze, which may have originally had a counter stern.
For more details about the Bristol channel Pilot Cutter click here 10/08/11
SCOT ISLES arrived in the early hours of Wednesday morning to unload a part cargo of timber. She sailed the same day heading north. 3/08/11
The Maltese KONSTANTIN PAUSTOVSKIY arrived on the Friday of the August Bank holiday weekend.
The August Bank Holiday Monday kicked off with the Parade of Skiffs from Whitegates to the Rowing Club led by Wicklow Pipe Band.
Regatta Queen Paula Murphy crosses the brigde on the 'Manntan'
Races get underway
Skiff racing can be
traced back centuries in Wicklow and along the East Coast , it all began
when pilots would race out to meet incoming ships, the first skiff
crew to reach the ship had the right to pilot the vessel into the
port and the crew would receive payment.
‘Nookie’ Keogh
celebrates as Wicklow cross the line in first place
, the race had special significance for him as the Keogh family had
presented a Cup for the race in honour of their late father Vincent.
Nice to see Wicklow be the first club to win.
This year there was a
significant increase in the amount of people on the pier and along the
‘prom’ for the Regatta, maybe the recession had something to do with
it and many did not go overseas for holidays. But it was good to see so
many people watch and enjoy an event that is synonymous with Wicklow on
the August Bank holiday ‘the Regatta’. Long may it continue !
Wicklow RNLI Lifeboat launches
RNLI Station Mascot 'Stormy Stan' waves to the crowd on the North pier
Wicklow Lifeboat pass along the North pier inbetween races.
The Coast Guard s61 helicopter 'Mike Echo Sierra' makes a high speed arrival
winch display with Wicklow RNLI
close up of the winchman
The winch crew give a wave as the helicopter completes the display and returns to base in Dublin Airport
a quiet moment on the South Quay
Well done to the skipper of BILBO 'dressed overall' over the Bank Holiday weekend .
'Nookie' Keogh wore a camera to film Regatta Queen Paula Murphy taking part in a shiff race, director Bill Hughes was filming the Regatta for a 2 part series on local festivals for TV3 that will be screened in the coming months.
A 'Blast from the Past' as Jimmy Quinn ,Tony Dunne , Derek Dunne . John O Neill and Cox Robert Dunne show the new kidson the block how its done.
All afternoon races
entertained the spectators but the senior race was the most memorable
and will be talked about for years to come, l wonder will it featured in
the TV3 series!
Blessing of the Boats is captured on film
Ed Murphy and Robert Dunne of Wicklow Rowing Club present Coxswain Ciaran Doyle with a cheque , the Rowing club held various fundraising events in May and donated half of all raised to Wicklow RNLI.
The Dundalk registered ROCINANTE tied up at the East pier on Monday evening , the vessel looked like it was being used for a offshore bird survey. The same evening the sail training vessel OAKMERE GMC went to anchor off the East pier .
The former French pilot vessel arrived in the country a few years ago as l remember photographing her in Arklow. Any details or history about this vessel welcome. 01/08/11 Page updated 30/11/2011 |
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