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The Aran Island
ferry saga at Galway - Photos Pat Davis
The 120 metre heavy lift vessel
PANTANAL with 14 crew arrived off Rossaveal earlier this month ,
during bad weather she dragged her anchor and was swept onto
rocks.There were no injuries reported among the crew on board,
who remained with the vessel throughout the day as it was
inspected for damage and possible pollution risk.German shipping
firm, Harren and Partner of Bremen, which operates the Pantanal ,
said that a tug from Foynes, Co Limerick was en route and would
attempt to pull the ship clear at high tide tomorrow
morning."The vessel and her crew are safe," the
company said in a statement this evening."There is no risk
of any pollution and the vessel's underwriters, together with
our emergency response team, are working on refloating plans,
together with tug assistance."There is no visible nor
obvious damage from the vessel and we are optimistic that this
unfortunate grounding can be resolved soonest," the company
said.The ship had arrived to pick up two small ferries recently
sold to buyer in Maurtius , the ferries were built for service
between Galway and the Aran Islands , but the company went into
recievership and the craft were put up for sale. The ship was
refloated with the aid of a tug the next day and went to anchor
off Galway for inspection. She spent a few weeks in the area
before sailing for Germany. Meanwhile the ferries moved to
Galway port to await the arrival of another ship the THOR GITTA
. During the loading of the Clann nA nOilean onto the THOR GITTA
a sling used to lift the ferry onto the deck of the ship
snappped , the ferry fell over 12 metres into the river , 3 men
were slighly injured in the operation , which
was halted while a investigation was carried out. After a long
operation which attracted huge media attention the two ferries
were finally lifted onto the ship and secured for the long trip.
THOR GITTA finally sailed out of Galway for the 8,300 mile
voyage over the Easter weekend. Thanks to Pat for the photos.
CLAN EAGLE and
CLANN NA NOILEANN were built in France and worked between Galway
and the Aran Islands.
The Danish THOR GITTA
, built in 1996 . Ex names Randzel, Bremer Timber and BBC
Singapore
THOR GITTA
The utility
vessel MADELEN working with PANTANAL
The tug CELTIC
ISLES stoodby the PANTANAL after she was refloated.
PANTANAL at
anchor off Galway
The at
CHATEAU-THEIRRY at Galway , any details about this vessel
welcome.
Photo's courtesy
of Pat Davis
16/04/11
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The latest photo's along
the Wicklow Coast
The BRIDGET
CARMEL takes on bunkers at the Packet pier
28/04/11
The CIL tender
GRANUAILE prepares to lift the Horseshoe buoy and reposition it
further out to sea .
28/04/11
The BIM inshore
research vessel T BURKE working along the Wicklow Coast , l
imagine its connected with mussel stocks.
28/04/11
BRIDGET CARMEL
motors into Wicklow bay
25/04/11
Wicklow Rowing
Club commence training for this year's East Coast Regatta's
24/04/11
The small liner
SILVER SPIRIT nortnbound off Wicklow for Dublin port on Saturday
afternoon
23/04/11
The Arklow based
trawler MARY KATE seen back in her homeport after being
lengthened at Howth over the past few months
23/04/11
The Maltese
flagged FOKKO UKENA
arrived to load out Glass for Holland , she was built at Komarno
in 2007.
21/04/11
A
perfectly framed Sunrise over Wicklow harbour
Photo courtesy
Ella Dover
18/04/11
A microlight
aircraft from Newcastle aerodrome
17/04/11
The Ro/Ro ferry CELESTINE southbound as the containership ANDROMEDA J is inbound
for Dublin port on a warm Sunday evening
17/04/11
'Friends
of the Murrough' annual river clean up on Saturday
16/04/11
CAROL ANNE
another new addition to the whelk fleet arrived in Wicklow on
Saturday.
16/04/11
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Quick visit
to Dun Laoghaire
The fast ferry
STENA SEALYNX III currently laid up at the ferry port.
Relief Trent
lifeboat 'RNLB FORWARD BIRMINGHAM' on station at Dun Laoghaire
10/04/11
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AB BILBAO
prepares to sail for Liverpool as darkness falls.
15/04/11
AB BILBAO loads
out scrap metal for Liverpool at the Packet pier.
LÉ ROISIN left
the bay early on Friday morning.
Photo courtesy
Ella Dover
15/04/11
LÉ ROISIN seen
at anchor off Wicklow harbour on Thursday evening.
14/04/11
Bockstiegels AB BILBAO arrived from Liverpool on Wednesday
morning and went to anchor , she docked at the Packet pier later
the
same afternoon. This is her second visit to load out scrap metal
for liverpool.
Built 1997 Damen
Shipyards Hoogezand, Foxhol
/ 2844grt
For details of
the W. Bockstiegel Reederei company click here
13/04/11
Island shipping's
'Meercat' work vessel ISLAND PARTER is lifted out of the water.
The multi purpose vessel splits into 2 parts and can be
transported to any location by truck.
website www.islandshipping.ie
BEARNA FISHER
afloat after being repainted etc
13/04/11
SCOT ISLES at anchor off the port on Monday
morning , she docked the same afternoon to unload timber from
Sweden , the containership in the background is the EMSTAL
inbound for Dublin
11/04/11
Fog at Wicklow harbour on Friday evening
08/04/11
First coaster
at Arklow in 5 years
RED BARONESS discharges round timber from
Scotland at Arklow on Friday afternoon , this is the first
commerical caller to the port in the last 5 years or so.
RED BARONESS and
RED DUCHESS regularly call at Youghal ,Cork and Waterford
with round timber from Scotland , and are frequently seen
passing along the Wicklow Coast.
A new build in the port
from Arklow Marine Services , its good to see this company
continue the tradition of boat building in the port. Any details
regarding the vessel welcome.
website http://www.arklowmarine.ie
Another view of
the new caterman ferry and lightship SKUA.
Arklow 'Trent' RNLI lifeboat RNLB GER
TIGCHELAAR on
station
08/04/11
The RED BARONESS seen
making her way South along the
Wicklow coast , nothing unusual about this except she is
bound for Arklow , the first commerical caller to the port in
about 5 years.
Thanks to
'Collie' for alerting me regarding the vessels arrival.
07/04/11
CLAUD EDITH
recieves some attention at the 'Turn hole' .
06/04/11
MONICA discharges timber at the Packet pier.
The vessel built in 1989 is a regular visitor to the port.
06/04/11
Hello to our
Welsh neighbours
The Welsh hills are visible from the Greenhill
.
MSC UKRAINE
heads North for Dublin with containers as the tanker TERNVIK
heads South possibly for Milford Haven , the Welsh hills are
visible in the background. The horseshoe bouy is also visible ,
according to the latest marine notices this bouy will be
relocated to a position further out in the near future.
Landscaping work is finally in progress on the
murrough , the project has been on hold a long time since the
building of the Port road and the new waste treatment
plant were completed.
This vessel the
latest addition to the whelk fishing fleet recently arrived in
the port, her name is BEARA FISHER.
02/04.11
Beam trawler BRIDGET CARMEL arrives at the
harbour on Thursday morning .
31/03/11
SCOT RANGER departs for Holland
after loading glass
30/04/11
The Irish Navel Service patrol
vessel LÉ CIARA at anchor in Wicklow bay , she weighted anchor
and departed shortly after.
30/03/11
SCOT RANGER
29/03/11
Evening at
Wicklow harbour
CIL tender GRANUAILE at work
on navigational buoy's off Wicklow harbour.
24/03/11
View of Wicklow harbour
with a nice array of whelk trawlers and Island shippping work vessels
20/03/11
Former CIL Lightship SKUA seen
at Arklow port , the light in the left of the photograph is from
the ALBATROSS that was towed South on Saturday.
21/03/11
Very low tide at Wicklow
possibly caused due to the fact that the Moon was at its nearest
ever to Earth in the last few days.
19/03/11
A Microlight aircraft based at Newcastle
Aerodrome transits South over Wicklow head.
19/03/11
The tug SEA TROGAN tows the
former CIL Lightship ALBATROSS south on Saturday afternoon, any
details regarding the lightships destination and future welcome.
19/03/11
The container ship PETKUM seen
inbound for Dublin off Wicklow harbour on a glorious Friday
morning.
18/03/11
A.B BILBAO
arrives from Liverpool to load out scrap metal for the Mersey.
Built 1997 Damen
Shipyards Hoogezand, Foxhol
/ 2844grt
For details of
the W. Bockstiegel Reederei company click here
13/03/11
Arklow Rock Jetty
The BALTIYSKIY
109 prepares to go alongside the jetty at Arklow Rock to load
out a cargo of stone , this is the first shippment from the
jetty since 2008 when BEN ELLAN called. Other vessels to call were
SILLANPAA rock
carriers working on a coastal protection project for Irish Rail.
She was built by
Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, Turku, Finland in 1980 for Russian
operators.
LUDOVIC GEOFFRAY
at Arklow
WINDCAT 2 is
used as a utility vessel for the windfarm on the Arklow Bank
05/03/11
SCOT EXPLORER
discharges a part timber cargo at the Packet pier.
1996,
1882gt
Soc.
Comerciala Navol, Oltenita (107) as BORNRIF to 2005
For details of
the SCOT-Line fleet click
here
03/03/11
The former
French fishing vessel LUDOVIC GEOFFRAY
at Arklow , now under the Irish flag.
02/03/11
Sunrise over Wicklow bay
Photo courtesy Ella Dover
28/03/11
MOJO Maritime
work vessel PORTREE II arrived on
Saturday for a short time , registered in
Penzance she was the former Caledonian Steam Packet Company
Car ferry PORTREE, built by James Lamont & Co, Port of
Glasgow in 1965.
For details of
her time with Cal Mac click
here
26/02/11
Another spectacular sunrise over Wicklow
harbour
Photo courtesy of Ella Dover
22/02/11
The survey vessel KEARY on the slip at Arklow
For details of
the vessel click
here
KEARY and FIREHAWK
21/02/11
The tug HUSKY
prepares to return the Met Eirann 'wave bouy' back to its
mooring in the Irish Sea, the bouy was withdrawn a few weeks ago
to be repaired
Photo courtesy
Ella Dover
22/02/11
CROWN MARY discharges timber at the Packet
pier.
The Welsh hills
are clearly visible in the distance
14/02/11
Looking up river from the Castle .
12/02/11
GRANUAILE was
working along the Coast during the week , she is seen anchored
in Wicklow bay after working on bouy's south of Wicklow head.
CROWN BREEZE
arrives in Wicklow bay
.
Built in 2009 at
a yard in China.
12/02/11
The tug newly
renamed MTS VISCOUNT (ex Multratug 7) tows the barge EXCALIBUR
south for Southern England after working at Dublin port.
10/02/11
The coaster INDEPENDANT anchored in the bay to
shelter as bad weather disrupted shipping .
IVY seen at the East pier shortly after her
arrival.
Builder: JJ
Sietas / Neuenfelde in 1995
Ex name - GERDA RAMBOW -95, COIMBRA -05, IVY
06/02/11
A helicopter tranits South over Wicklow
harbour
05/02/11
The beam trawler BRIDGET CARMEL at the Packet
pier.
03/02/11
Some of the fishing vessels presently engaged
in welk fishing out of the port.
3/02/11
Arklow Shipping
'S' class ARKLOW STAR loads out a cargo of scrap metal
for Liverpool
Built at
Barkmeijer Stroobos, Holland in 1999
The whelk trawler FORTH
RANGER sails from Wicklow port.
31/01/11
With her cargo
of steel discharged SAMANYOLU sails on a dull Saturday afternoon
29/01/11
Scot line
ships at Wicklow
SCOT EXPLORER and SCOT ISLES
SCOT EXPLORER eases
around SCOT ISLES
25/01/11
SAMANYOLU at
anchor in the bay.
She was built in
1980 by JJ Sietas at Hamburg and her former names include
Figaros, Unamar and FAGERIK.
She has had
quite an eventfull career which also saw pirates try to hijack
the ship off the Coast of Africa.
to read more
click here
The tug MTS
VALIANT tows the rig PAULINE back to Dublin after completing
work at the wind farm.
FIREHAWK on the blocks at Arklow
, she was built in 1975 by Nelson for the London Fire Service.
ISLAND PARTNER returns to Arklow after working
at the wind farm. The MARY KATE is visible in the background
ISLAND PARTNER
goes alongside the HUSKY in Arklow.
WINDCAT 2
arrives back in Arklow , she is used to service the wind
turbines.
24/01/11
Working on
the Arklow Windfarm
PAULINE
alongside the Turbine
Nice view of
ISLAND PARTNER , WINDCAT 2 and PAULINE at the Arklow Bank Wind
farm.
ISLAND PARTNER
alongside PAULINE
WINDCAT 2
The tug VALIANT
towed the rig down from Dublin port , she moored in Arklow while the
PAULINE was working.
Island
Shipping's ISLAND PARTNER motors into Arklow.
Thanks to Nick
Keogh of Island Shipping for the use of the photographs
19/01/11
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The rig PAULINE alongside
the wind turbine on the Arklow bank seen from Wicklow Head .
19/01/11
The jack up rig PAULINE
seen from Kilpoole hill shortly after arriving at the wind farm
off Arklow to carry out maintenance work , the tug MTS VALIANT
towed her from Dublin Port.
18/01/11
AMBER MIST a nice
addition to the 'whelk fleet' at Wicklow.
18/01/11
BRIDGET CARMEL and JOHNNY
K shelter at the Packet pier as strong winds cross the Wicklow
coast.
15/01/11
Outdound for Holland the
SCOT ISLES departs after loading out glass cullet. She arrived
in the early hours from Glasgow.
VALENTIN PIKUL motors
back into Wicklow port after vacating the Packet berth to allow
SCOT ISLES load out her cargo.
11/01/11
VALENTIN PIKUL approaches
Wicklow harbour with timber from Riga
Wicklow RNLI lifeboat
ANNIE BLAKER is rehoused after a crew excercise in the bay , the
Tyne class lifeboat has been on station since 1989 and has only
recently returned after a major refit . The lifeboat station was
established in 1857 and the crew are all volunteers.
09/01/11
CIL tender GRANUAILE
approaches Wicklow Head after a few days working on navigational
aids off Arklow and along the Wexford Coast
GRANUAILE went to anchor
off Wicklow harbour on Saturday morning , she sailed the next
day for Dublin port.
An ariel shot of
GRANUAILE seen from the Greenhill carpark, a great vantage point
to watch shipping activity along the Coast . She was joined in
the bay on Saturday evening by the coaster VALENTIN PIKUL.
08/01/11
Wicklow Head seen from
near the Greenhill carpark , during the week the Welsh hills
were visible.
07/01/11
SCOT
ISLES outbound for Belfast to unload the rest of her cargo.
Seen from the Bank wall
the SCOT ISLES discharges timber at the Packet pier.
04/01/11
SCOT ISLES was
the first commercial caller of the new year to Wicklow harbour,
she arrived from Varberg with a part cargo of timber.
03/01/11
Photos Tommy
Dover
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