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March 31, 2021

Crews of distressed tug, fishing boat rescued in rough seas off West Cork, Ireland

Written by Baird Maritime on March 31, 2021. Posted in Catching, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval).

Lifeboat crew at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station at Castletownbere, County Cork, were launched to assist the crew of a local tug that became damage ..

February 19, 2020

Abandoned cargo ship runs aground on Irish coast after drifting for over a year

Written by Baird Maritime on February 19, 2020. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Salvage Operations.

An abandoned cargo ship that had been drifting in the Atlantic Ocean for over a year has finally run aground, coming to rest on the shores of County Cork in southwestern ..